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Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy: Impact on Community-based Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
The following is a summary of the “Prevalence and prognostic significance of cardiac autonomic neuropathy in community-based people with type 2 diabetes: the Fremantle Diabetes Study Phase II,” ...
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Report Details Nonfatal Traffic-Related Pedestrian Injuries Presenting to the ED
The overall visit proportion for emergency department visits involving pedestrian injury is 45.62 per 100,000 emergency department visits, according to research published in the May 2 issue of the U.S ...
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EPA Earmarks $3 Billion to Replace Lead Pipes Nationwide
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it will spend $3 billion to help states and territories identify and replace lead water pipes. "The science is clear, there is no safe level of lead ...
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Sleep Apnea, Low Oxygen in Sleep Linked to Late-Onset Epilepsy
Sleep apnea and late-midlife oxygen desaturation to less than 80 percent during sleep are associated with subsequent development of late-onset epilepsy (LOE), according to a study recently published ...
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Nonmotor Seizures Often Undiagnosed in the Emergency Department
Nonmotor seizures are often missed in the emergency department and are only realized after conversion to motor seizures, according to a study published online May 1 in Neurology. Nora Jandhyala, from ...
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KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Abortion Access Changing Again in Florida and Arizona
Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the ...
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Johnson & Johnson Will Pay $6.5 Billion to Settle Talc Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Johnson & Johnson announced Wednesday that it would pay out more than $6.5 billion over the next 25 years to settle existing lawsuits claiming that its ...
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SGLT2 Inhibitors Improve Outcomes in Patients With Diabetes Plus Kidney Disease
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Use of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) is associated with a substantially lower risk for dialysis and cardiovascular disease in patients ...
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Long-Term Study of Postmenopausal Women Does Not Support Many Preventive Therapies
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The longitudinal Women’s Health Initiative trials do not support hormone therapy for cardiovascular disease prevention, calcium and vitamin D supplementation ...
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Algorithm From EHR Can ID Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disease
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A machine learning algorithm can identify patients with common variable immunodeficiency disease (CVID) from their electronic health records, according to a ...
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No Sign of Bird Flu in Ground Beef, USDA Says
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — After investigation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that the nation’s ground beef supply is so far testing negative for the presence of H5N1 ...