Early Drop in Systolic BP Linked to Worse CV, Renal Function in Acute Heart Failure
Researchers examined the relationship between a drop in systolic BP, worsening renal function, and prognosis in people with acute heart failure.
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Nursing Groups Concerned Over CDC’s Shortened Quarantine Guidance
Some health care workers who are fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 do not need to quarantine following high-risk exposures, the CDC says.
USPSTF: Individualize Counseling for Primary Prevention of CVD
Physicians individualize the decision to refer adults without known CVD risk factors to behavioral counseling interventions for healthy diet and physical activity.
White House Launches Website for Free Home COVID-19 Tests a Day Ahead of Schedule
It was slated to debut on Wednesday, but the federal government quietly launched its website for Americans to order free at-home COVID-19 tests one day early.
Mental Health Improves With Access to Gender-Affirming Hormones
For transgender adults, access to gender-affirming hormones (GAH) during adolescence and adulthood is associated with improved mental health.
Fauci: Too Soon to Tell if Omicron Will End Pandemic
It is too soon to determine whether omicron’s rapid spread will turn a pandemic virus into an endemic disease.
Fibroids: What Your Patients Need to Know
It has been estimated that up to 80% of women will, by the time they reach 50 years of age, develop uterine fibroids. What information can you provide to concerned patients about the risk factors, symptoms, and treatment options?
Serum TSH Levels Associated With Rate of Permanent Congenital Hypothyroidism
Investigators sought to determine the rate of transient congenital hypothyroidism in infants diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism with eutopic thyroid and to analyze the potential predictors of transient congenital hypothyroidism in early infancy.
Skin Autofluorescence in Prediction and Prevention of Diabetic Complications
Advanced glycation end products (AGE) are a factor in diabetic end-organ damage and several diabetic complications. Investigators studied whether measuring AGE with skin autofluorescence (SAF) could predict diabetic complications.
Comorbid Insomnia, Sleep Apnea and the Risk for All-Cause Mortality and CVD
What is the combined effect of insomnia and OSA on all-cause mortality and the occurrence of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes?
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