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Prioritize goals of older patients with multimorbidities, gerontologist says
Physicians advocate offering ‘patient priorities care.’
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AHA issues new advice on managing stage 1 hypertension
If lifestyle changes alone fail to lower slightly elevated blood pressure within 6 months, consider adding medication, the American Heart...
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Success in LGBTQ+ medicine requires awareness of risk
Cross-sex hormone therapy is a life-sustaining treatment that should be viewed analogously with any other long-term management strategy, such as...
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USPSTF reaffirms advice to screen all adults for hypertension
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force continues to recommend screening adults for hypertension, given “convincing” evidence of benefit and few...
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COVID-19 vaccine response lower in kidney dialysis patients
Study compares immunogenicity of dialysis patients health care workers who were vaccinated.
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Renal, cardiovascular damage may develop in mild SLE despite treatment
An increase in disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus is associated with significant increases in the risk of renal and cardiovascular...
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How some COVID-19 vaccines could cause rare blood clots
Six cases of a rare but serious event in patients who got the J&J vaccine are being reviewed.
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Six pregnancy complications flag later heart disease risk
"Adverse pregnancy outcomes are linked to ... hypertension, diabetes, abnormal cholesterol, and cardiovascular disease events, long after [...