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FDA OKs first-in-class HIV therapy for patients with few options
“The availability of new classes of antiretroviral drugs is critical for heavily treatment-experienced patients living with multidrug resistant...
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Self-measured BP monitoring at home ‘more important than ever’
A joint policy statement from the AHA and AMA reaffirms the value of self-measured blood pressure monitoring at home to detect and control...
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FDA approves new treatment for Dravet syndrome
Children treated with fenfluramine experienced significantly greater reductions in the frequency of convulsive seizures than did their peers who...
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COVID-19: ‘dramatic’ surge in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in NYC
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, first responders faced nearly triple the number of calls for cardiac arrest compared with...
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First reported U.S. case of COVID-19 linked to Guillain-Barré syndrome
The unique clinical features in the U.S. case are urinary retention secondary to dysautonomia and ocular symptoms of...
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Five healthy lifestyle choices tied to dramatic cut in dementia risk
Rates of dementia decreased with an increasing number of healthy lifestyle behaviors.
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FDA okays first tau radiotracer to aid Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis
This is the first drug approved for imaging tau pathology, one of the two neuropathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Psychiatrists’ pay increases, most happy with income, career
There continues to be a gender pay gap in psychiatry, with male psychiatrists earning about 21% more than their female peers.
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Neurologists’ pay gets a boost, most happy with career choice
Neurologists’ average annual income this year rose to $280,000, up from $267,000 last year.
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Annual U.S. death toll from drugs, alcohol, suicide tops 150,000
Experts warn that these "deaths of despair" may well increase in the wake of COVID-19.
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AHA offers advice on prehospital acute stroke triage amid COVID-19
A key goal is to ensure timely transfer of patients while minimizing the risk of infectious exposure for EMS personnel, coworkers, and other...
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COVID-19: Delirium first, depression, anxiety, insomnia later?
"We need to research which factors may contribute to enduring mental health problems, and develop interventions to prevent and treat them," said...