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President Biden kicks off health agenda with COVID actions, WHO outreach
January 21, 2021
President Biden issued an executive order requiring masks and physical distancing in all federal buildings.
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COVID-19 may damage blood vessels in the brain
January 20, 2021
A postmortem study reveals signs of vascular inflammation in the brains of deceased patients.
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Think twice before intensifying BP regimen in older hospitalized patients
January 20, 2021
Does intensifying antihypertensive regimens in older patients hospitalized for noncardiac conditions lead to better long-term blood pressure control or does this practice potentially cause harm?
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Further warning on SGLT2 inhibitor use and DKA risk in COVID-19
January 19, 2021
Five new cases of euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis seen in T2D patients with acute COVID-19 illness.
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COVID-19 in children: Latest weekly increase is largest yet
January 19, 2021
The total number reported during Jan. 8-14 topped the previous high by almost 30,000 cases.
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Biomarker HF risk score envisioned as SGLT2 inhibitor lodestar in diabetes
January 19, 2021
Together, four “easily measured” biomarkers predicted 5-year heart failure risk in patients with diabetes or prediabetes, potentially identifying best candidates for SGLT2 inhibitor therapy, some say.
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HHS will drop buprenorphine waiver rule for most physicians
January 19, 2021
There were more than 83,000 deaths attributed to drug overdoses in the United States in the 12 months ending in June 2020.
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Covert stroke after noncardiac surgery linked with cognitive decline
January 19, 2021
Does covert stroke increase the risk of cognitive decline after noncardiac surgery in patients older than 65 years?
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Finding meaning in ‘Lean’?
January 15, 2021
Physician well-being should be included among quality improvement metrics for health systems.
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Arthritis drugs ‘impressive’ for severe COVID but not ‘magic cure’
January 15, 2021
U.S. and U.K. experts weigh in on research that compares monoclonal antibody therapies with usual care for people critically ill with COVID-19.
