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Population study supports migraine–dementia link
Migraine with aura confers a significantly higher risk of dementia, according to preliminary findings from a population-based cohort study in...
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Smart phones boosted compliance for cardiac device data transmission
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For COVID-19 plus diabetes, glycemic control tops treatment list
Tight glucose control led to better results in patients with diabetes and COVID-19.
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Diabetes hospitalizations halved with FreeStyle Libre glucose monitor
Hospitalizations for diabetic ketoacidosis, diabetes-related emergencies, and all-cause hospitalizations were reduced following initiation of...
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Half of young adults with diabetes have diastolic dysfunction
Measures of diastolic dysfunction, a heart failure precursor, from tissue Doppler echo showed high prevalence rates in young patients with...
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EMPA-REG OUTCOME: Empagliflozin cut insulin need in type 2 diabetes
Post-hoc analysis from EMPA-REG OUTCOME showed that type 2 diabetes patients who received empagliflozin had less need for insulin than controls....
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Mortality differs by LVEF between women and men
An Australian big-data study shows that a left-ventricular ejection fraction above 70% in women spells trouble
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EULAR’s COVID-19 recommendations offer no surprises
The provisional recommendations cover four themes: general measures and preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection, managing patients without COVID-19 and...
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VICTORIA results deepen mystery of vericiguat in low-EF heart failure
The novel drug didn’t seem to affect ventricular function in the high-risk heart failure patients, “creating a dissociation between the surrogate...
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Age leads COVID-19 hospitalization risk factors in RMDs
Glucocorticoid use, cardiovascular comorbidity, and male gender were also found to increase the risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 in...
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Irritability strongly linked to suicidal behavior in major depression
The association between irritability and suicidality was two to 11 times stronger than the link to overall depression, the investigators reported...