Rise in HCV linked to OxyContin reformulation

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HIV/AIDs, pediatric cancer research, abortion, prescription drug prices, and preexisting conditions were among the health care highlights in President Donald Trump’s second State of the Union Address. Also today, public health experts have attributed to the opioid epidemic the recent alarming rise in the rate of hepatitis C virus infection. medical advice prompts unneeded emergency visits by patients with atrial fibrillation, and legal marijuana may complicate substance use disorder treatment in adolescents.

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HIV/AIDs, pediatric cancer research, abortion, prescription drug prices, and preexisting conditions were among the health care highlights in President Donald Trump’s second State of the Union Address. Also today, public health experts have attributed to the opioid epidemic the recent alarming rise in the rate of hepatitis C virus infection. medical advice prompts unneeded emergency visits by patients with atrial fibrillation, and legal marijuana may complicate substance use disorder treatment in adolescents.

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HIV/AIDs, pediatric cancer research, abortion, prescription drug prices, and preexisting conditions were among the health care highlights in President Donald Trump’s second State of the Union Address. Also today, public health experts have attributed to the opioid epidemic the recent alarming rise in the rate of hepatitis C virus infection. medical advice prompts unneeded emergency visits by patients with atrial fibrillation, and legal marijuana may complicate substance use disorder treatment in adolescents.

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Automated office BP readings

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Automated office blood pressure readings appear to be more accurate than routine office readings and BP readings in research settings. Also today, a positive fecal immunochemical test should prompt colonoscopy, mild aerobic exercise speeds recovery for sports concussions, and phase 2 studies of the antiamyloid Alzheimer’s drug crenezumab are stopped.

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Automated office blood pressure readings appear to be more accurate than routine office readings and BP readings in research settings. Also today, a positive fecal immunochemical test should prompt colonoscopy, mild aerobic exercise speeds recovery for sports concussions, and phase 2 studies of the antiamyloid Alzheimer’s drug crenezumab are stopped.

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Automated office blood pressure readings appear to be more accurate than routine office readings and BP readings in research settings. Also today, a positive fecal immunochemical test should prompt colonoscopy, mild aerobic exercise speeds recovery for sports concussions, and phase 2 studies of the antiamyloid Alzheimer’s drug crenezumab are stopped.

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Shifting Part B to D: Who saves?

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A shift in Medicare drug coverage from Part B to Part D might save the government money, but might cost patients. Also today, there’s no single treatment for fibromyalgia, obesity-related cancers are increasing in younger adults, and pregnancy problems predict cardiovascular future.

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A shift in Medicare drug coverage from Part B to Part D might save the government money, but might cost patients. Also today, there’s no single treatment for fibromyalgia, obesity-related cancers are increasing in younger adults, and pregnancy problems predict cardiovascular future.

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A shift in Medicare drug coverage from Part B to Part D might save the government money, but might cost patients. Also today, there’s no single treatment for fibromyalgia, obesity-related cancers are increasing in younger adults, and pregnancy problems predict cardiovascular future.

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Aerobic exercise and cognitive decline

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Aerobic exercise significantly improves executive function among adults with below-average fitness. Also today, findings in seropositive arthralgia patients may help to predict rheumatoid arthritis, elevated coronary artery calcification is not linked to increased death risk in active men, and clinical benefits persist 5 years after theymectomy for myasthenia gravis.
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Aerobic exercise significantly improves executive function among adults with below-average fitness. Also today, findings in seropositive arthralgia patients may help to predict rheumatoid arthritis, elevated coronary artery calcification is not linked to increased death risk in active men, and clinical benefits persist 5 years after theymectomy for myasthenia gravis.
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Aerobic exercise significantly improves executive function among adults with below-average fitness. Also today, findings in seropositive arthralgia patients may help to predict rheumatoid arthritis, elevated coronary artery calcification is not linked to increased death risk in active men, and clinical benefits persist 5 years after theymectomy for myasthenia gravis.
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SPRINT MIND with extension planned

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A new iteration of the SPRINT MIND hypertension trial will seek to conclusively prove that intensiveblood pressure control decreases the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment. Also today, medical ethics and economics, PTSD after traumatic brain injury may be predicted by race and ethnicity, and aspirin for primary cardiovascular prevention.

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A new iteration of the SPRINT MIND hypertension trial will seek to conclusively prove that intensiveblood pressure control decreases the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment. Also today, medical ethics and economics, PTSD after traumatic brain injury may be predicted by race and ethnicity, and aspirin for primary cardiovascular prevention.

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A new iteration of the SPRINT MIND hypertension trial will seek to conclusively prove that intensiveblood pressure control decreases the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment. Also today, medical ethics and economics, PTSD after traumatic brain injury may be predicted by race and ethnicity, and aspirin for primary cardiovascular prevention.

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Revamped A fib guidelines

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Revised U.S. guidelines revamp the approach to treating atrial fibrillation. Also today, family gun ownership is linked to gun deaths among young children, insulin may be toxic to the placenta in early pregnancy, and ticks are the arthropod ride of choice for pathogens.

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Revised U.S. guidelines revamp the approach to treating atrial fibrillation. Also today, family gun ownership is linked to gun deaths among young children, insulin may be toxic to the placenta in early pregnancy, and ticks are the arthropod ride of choice for pathogens.

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Revised U.S. guidelines revamp the approach to treating atrial fibrillation. Also today, family gun ownership is linked to gun deaths among young children, insulin may be toxic to the placenta in early pregnancy, and ticks are the arthropod ride of choice for pathogens.

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Physician mothers caring for others at home

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Physicians who are also mothers have a higher risk of burnout as well as mood and anxiety disorders if they are also caring for someone with an illness or disability at home. Also today, what one neurologist refuses to accept in his office, flu activity increases after 2 weeks of declines, and when sweaty palms are really primary hyperhidrosis.

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Physicians who are also mothers have a higher risk of burnout as well as mood and anxiety disorders if they are also caring for someone with an illness or disability at home. Also today, what one neurologist refuses to accept in his office, flu activity increases after 2 weeks of declines, and when sweaty palms are really primary hyperhidrosis.

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Physicians who are also mothers have a higher risk of burnout as well as mood and anxiety disorders if they are also caring for someone with an illness or disability at home. Also today, what one neurologist refuses to accept in his office, flu activity increases after 2 weeks of declines, and when sweaty palms are really primary hyperhidrosis.

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AF ablation referral

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Helping patients with atrial fibrillation understand what they can realistically expect from ablationby way of benefit as well as awareness of the warning signals heralding serious late complications. Also today, a theory of relativity for rosacea patients, long-term opioid use is substantial in elderly adults prior to total joint replacement, and pediatricians get more guidance to be proactive on the use of e-cigarettes among youth.

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Helping patients with atrial fibrillation understand what they can realistically expect from ablationby way of benefit as well as awareness of the warning signals heralding serious late complications. Also today, a theory of relativity for rosacea patients, long-term opioid use is substantial in elderly adults prior to total joint replacement, and pediatricians get more guidance to be proactive on the use of e-cigarettes among youth.

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Helping patients with atrial fibrillation understand what they can realistically expect from ablationby way of benefit as well as awareness of the warning signals heralding serious late complications. Also today, a theory of relativity for rosacea patients, long-term opioid use is substantial in elderly adults prior to total joint replacement, and pediatricians get more guidance to be proactive on the use of e-cigarettes among youth.

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Polysomnography beats Fitbit

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Fitbit and sleep applications for smartphones should not be recommended as screening tools for obstructive sleep apnea. Also today, there is no evidence for the disease-modifying effect of levodopa in Parkinson’s Disease, and ablation surpassed drugs for raising quality of life for atrial fibrillation.

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Fitbit and sleep applications for smartphones should not be recommended as screening tools for obstructive sleep apnea. Also today, there is no evidence for the disease-modifying effect of levodopa in Parkinson’s Disease, and ablation surpassed drugs for raising quality of life for atrial fibrillation.

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Fitbit and sleep applications for smartphones should not be recommended as screening tools for obstructive sleep apnea. Also today, there is no evidence for the disease-modifying effect of levodopa in Parkinson’s Disease, and ablation surpassed drugs for raising quality of life for atrial fibrillation.

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Prescribed opioids and pneumonia risk

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Prescribed opioids were associated with an increase in community acquired pneumonia. Also today, evidence of herd immunity with the HPV vaccine, COPD is linked to higher in-hosptial death rates in peripheral arterial disease, and discussions of actinic keratoses need to include the word cancer.

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Prescribed opioids were associated with an increase in community acquired pneumonia. Also today, evidence of herd immunity with the HPV vaccine, COPD is linked to higher in-hosptial death rates in peripheral arterial disease, and discussions of actinic keratoses need to include the word cancer.

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Prescribed opioids were associated with an increase in community acquired pneumonia. Also today, evidence of herd immunity with the HPV vaccine, COPD is linked to higher in-hosptial death rates in peripheral arterial disease, and discussions of actinic keratoses need to include the word cancer.

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