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An artificial intelligence-enabled electrocardiograph acquired during normal sinus rhythm can identify individuals with atrial fibrillation

AI-Enabled ECG During Normal Sinus Rhythm Identifies A-Fib

Atrial fibrillation identified with a single AI-enabled ECG during normal sinus rhythm with AUC of 0.87
A Mediterranean eating plan plus extra virgin olive oil may delay the need for first glucose-lowering medication among participants with type 2 diabetes

Mediterranean Eating Plan May Help Keep T2DM Patients Off Meds

Med-EatPlan plus extra virgin olive oil linked to lower risk for starting first glucose-lowering medication
High variability in body mass index and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol during childhood are associated with an increased risk for later-life diabetes

Childhood BMI, HDL-C Variability May Up Later-Life Diabetes Risk

Greater variability tied to higher risk, independent of mean levels for BMI, HDL cholesterol in childhood
For rural Chinese women

Early Menarche Linked to Risk for T2DM in Rural Chinese Women

Risk for diabetes increased for early menarche group; association partially mediated by adult BMI
Worldwide

Asthma Negatively Impacts Work Productivity Worldwide

Findings based on international survey of patients using long-term maintenance medication

July 2019 Briefing – Internal Medicine

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for July 2019. This roundup includes the...
The first transmission of the Ebola virus in Congo's major city of Goma was announced Thursday by the country's health ministry. It said that the disease has been confirmed in the 1-year-old daughter of a man who died of Ebola on Wednesday. The man had symptoms for several days while at home with his large family

First Ebola Transmission in Congo City of Goma Reported

Rwanda has closed its border with Congo due to the Ebola outbreak
Americans could import less expensive prescription drugs from Canada under a plan being developed by the Trump administration.

Trump Admin Announces Plan to Allow Drug Imports From Canada

Plan will start by exploring options for importing certain prescription drugs to lower costs for Americans
HIV-positive individuals who inject drugs are more likely to have a detectable viral load and engage in high-risk sexual behaviors

Transmission Risks Up for HIV-Positive Injection Drug Users

HIV-positive injection drug users often have detectable viral load, participate in risky behaviors
Receiving treatment at clinics in the lowest-income sites is associated with poorer blood pressure control and worse outcomes

With Standard Care, BP Control Still Worse in Low-Income Areas

Outcomes worse for some adverse cardiovascular events for participants in lowest-income sites