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Mobile devices may be reliable and accurate for interpreting images needed in making the clinical decision to administer intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute stroke

Image Reading on Mobile Devices Feasible for Stroke Decisions

Findings support concept of telestroke services for decision to administer intravenous thrombolysis
Longer use of hormone therapy is associated with high muscle mass and a low prevalence of sarcopenia in postmenopausal women

Longer Hormone Therapy Tied to Less Muscle Loss in Menopause

In large study of postmenopausal women, sarcopenia lower in participants with history of prolonged HT
The number of coronavirus cases among Americans jumped to 34 Friday

CDC: U.S. Coronavirus Cases Reach 34

Agency reports 13 U.S. cases and 21 cases among people who have been repatriated
A proposed project to map the genes of 1 million people in New York living with or at risk for Alzheimer disease was announced Friday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Alzheimer Disease Gene Mapping Project Proposed in New York State

Governor says initiative will help researchers working to slow the progression of Alzheimer disease
Almost 20 percent of informal caregivers in the United States report being in fair or poor health

CDC: 19.2 Percent of Unpaid Caregivers in Fair, Poor Health

State-to-state variation ranges from 11.7 percent in Minnesota to 34.4 percent in Puerto Rico
A higher proportion of older and multimorbid patients with type 2 diabetes achieve low hemoglobin A1c levels

HbA1c Levels Lower in Older, Multimorbid Patients With T2DM

Patients with higher comorbidity burden more likely to be treated with insulin for T2DM
Socioeconomic position is inversely associated with standardized incidence of lupus nephritis and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-related glomerulonephritis

Low Income May Increase Risk for Specific Glomerular Diseases

Lower income associated with higher incidence of lupus nephritis, ANCA-related glomerulonephritis
Prescribing macrolide antibiotics during the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for major fetal malformation

Major Malformations Up With Macrolide Prescribing in Pregnancy

Macrolide prescribing during any trimester linked to increased risk for genital malformations
Reduced myocardial blood flow and myocardial perfusion reserve are prognostic for patients with coronary artery disease

AI Imaging Analysis Prognostic in Coronary Artery Disease

Myocardial blood flow, myocardial perfusion reserve can predict death, major adverse CV events
Most pediatricians report that the Vaccines for Children Program has high perceived benefits

Most Doctors Perceive Benefits of Vaccines for Children Program

Eighty-six percent of pediatricians report participating in VFC and most have never considered stopping