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Genetically Predicted BMI Increases Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk

September 24, 2020 arthritis?, BMI, genetically, increases, predicted, rheumatoid, risk

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 — Genetically predicted body mass index (BMI) significantly increases the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according

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CDC director says over 90% of Americans have not yet been exposed to coronavirus

September 23, 2020 Coronavirus, Coronavirus testing, Coronavirus treatments

CDC Director Robert Redfield said at a Senate hearing Wednesday that preliminary data shows that over 90% of Americans remain

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Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare will be generally available October 30

September 23, 2020 Analytics, Cloud Computing, Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR), Telehealth

Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare will be generally available on October 30, the software behemoth announced this week.   The platform

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Metformin May Slow Cognitive Decline in Seniors With T2DM

September 23, 2020 cognitive, decline, in, may, metformin, seniors, Slow, T2DM, with

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 — For older adults with type 2 diabetes, cognitive decline is slower and dementia risk reduced

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Election Day vaccine unlikely: FDA to issue tougher standards for authorization

September 23, 2020 authorization, Day, Election, FDA, for, issue, Standards, to, tougher, unlikely, vaccine

Addressing concerns that a COVID-19 vaccine might be rushed to the public before Election Day, the Food and Drug Administration

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Could Zinc Help Fight COVID-19?

September 23, 2020 (COVID-19), Could, fight, help, Zinc

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 — Millions of Americans pop zinc supplements at the first sign of the common cold. Now,

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Resuming sexual activity soon after heart attack linked with improved survival

September 23, 2020 activity, after, attack, heart, improved, Linked, Resuming, Sexual, soon, survival, with

Returning to usual levels of sexual activity within a few months after a heart attack is positively associated with long-term

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Perrigo Asthma Inhalers Recalled Due to Clog Risk

September 23, 2020 Asthma, Clog, due, Inhalers, Perrigo, Recalled, risk, to

TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 — Perrigo inhalers have been recalled because they could clog and not provide patients with any

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4 Out of 5 People With COVID-19 Will Develop Symptoms: Study

September 22, 2020 (COVID-19), 4, 5, develop, of, out, people, study, symptoms, will, with

TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 — Folks shrugging off the risk of COVID-19 because they don’t think the virus will do

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Iran records highest COVID-19 cases in a single day

September 22, 2020 (COVID-19), A, cases, Day, highest, in, Iran, records, single

Iran on Tuesday announced the highest number of cases of the novel coronavirus in a single day, with 3,712 people

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