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AHA: Black Patients Less Likely to Receive Indicated BP Treatment Intensification

November 16, 2020 AHA:, Black, BP, Indicated, Intensification, less, likely, patients, receive, to, treatment

MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2020 — Black patients are less likely to receive treatment intensification for blood pressure (BP) control than

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Patients reported international hydroxychloroquine shortages due to COVID-19

November 12, 2020 (COVID-19), due, hydroxychloroquine, International, patients, reported, Shortages, to

A new study shows that patients with rheumatic diseases across Africa, Southeast Asia, the Americas and Europe had trouble filling

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Mortality Down for Cancer Patients With Medicaid Expansion

November 12, 2020 cancer, Down, Expansion, for, Medicaid, Mortality, patients, with

FRIDAY, Nov. 6, 2020 — Medicaid expansion is associated with reduced mortality in patients with newly diagnosed breast, colorectal, and

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Curbing COVID Brought Unexpected Benefit for Asthma Patients

October 20, 2020 Asthma, benefit, brought, Covid, Curbing, for, patients, unexpected

TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2020 — Measures enacted to slow the spread of the new coronavirus also appeared to reduce hospitalizations

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New blood test predicts which COVID-19 patients will develop severe infection

October 14, 2020 (COVID-19), Blood, develop, Infection, New, patients, Predicts, severe, test, Which, will

Scientists have developed, for the first time, a score that can accurately predict which patients will develop a severe form

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A call for more comprehensive smoking cessation programs for cancer patients who smoke

October 13, 2020 A, call, cancer, cessation, comprehensive, for, more, patients, Programs, smoke, Smoking, Who

Programs designed to help cancer patients stop using tobacco should be considered as important and impactful as providing the right

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Bedside Tracheotomy Feasible for Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

October 9, 2020 'critically, (COVID-19), Bedside, feasible, for, Ill, patients, Tracheotomy

FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 — Bedside open tracheotomy seems safe for critically ill patients with COVID-19, according to a study

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Study links low immunity to poor outcomes in patients with HIV who contract COVID-19

September 30, 2020 (COVID-19), contract, HIV, immunity, in, links, low, outcomes, patients, poor, study, to, Who, with

Clinical trials are testing whether medications that treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can also treat COVID-19, leading some patients with

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Patients’ breathing test comes up short on accuracy, study finds

September 28, 2020 accuracy, Breathing, comes, finds, on, patients, Short, study, test, up

A routine test used to monitor patients’ breathing may be unreliable and putting them at risk, a study suggests. Incorrect

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Clinical trial shows combination therapy with vitamin A is safe for patients with pancreatic cancer

September 25, 2020 A, cancer, clinical, combination, for, is, pancreatic, patients, safe, shows, therapy, trial, Vitamin, with

A treatment combination involving the addition of a form of vitamin A to the current standard treatment regimen for pancreatic

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