Preventive Care
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Primary prevention statins cut mortality even in the very elderly: VHA study
The current findings “provide additional support for treatment guidelines that have increasingly advocated for more widespread use of statin...
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Holistic HIV care broadens scope to noncommunicable diseases
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Antihypertensives linked to reduced risk of colorectal cancer
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Bariatric embolotherapy helps shed pounds in obese patients
Weight loss with the novel, minimally invasive procedure was sustained over 1 year and translated into improved quality of life across all domains...
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Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trials launching in July, expert says
“The good news is that the new coronavirus is relatively stable,” Dr. Paul A. Offit said.
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Cardiology care ups CV monitoring, BP control in HER2+ breast cancer
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Frequent hypoglycemic episodes raise cardiac event risk
It’s “essential” to avoid drugs associated with hypoglycemia to minimize CV event risk in patients with type 2 diabetes, investigator says.
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American Cancer Society update: ‘It is best not to drink alcohol’
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RA raises cardiac risk even without CAD
“RA may have a potential impact for precipitating cardiovascular events beyond CAD and, even more importantly ... RA seems to exacerbate the...
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Domestic violence amid COVID-19: Helping your patients from afar
In the United States, 2,345 calls were placed to the National Domestic Violence Hotline during March 16–April 6, 2020.
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Can you catch COVID-19 through your eyes?
The conjunctiva can be infected by other viruses, an expert says.