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A remote blood pressure monitoring program is feasible and acceptable to postpartum women with hypertension

Remote, Postpartum BP Checks Feasible in Women With HTN

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Study demonstrates high compliance, retention, and patient satisfaction with the program
The Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis tablet application seems to be a reliable and fast method of assessment

Tablet App Seems Reliable, Fast for Cognitive Assessment in MS

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Excellent agreement seen between iCAMS tablet application and paper version of the cognitive assessment
High-occupancy hospitals may be sensitive to openings and closures in neighboring emergency departments

ED Openings, Closures May Affect Tx, Outcomes for Acute MI

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ED closures can negatively affect heart attack care at bystander hospitals at near or full capacity
Biopsychosocial frailty can predict short-term and longer-term dementia risk

Biopsychosocial Frailty Measure Predicts Risk for Dementia

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Model of physical, psychological, and social elements predicts three- and seven-year dementia risk
Opioid use at three months after an emergency department visit where opioids were prescribed for acute pain is relatively low and not necessarily tied to opioid misuse

Continued Use Low Three Months After ED Opioid Rx for Acute Pain

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Few report using opioids for reason other than pain three months after receiving opioid Rx
β-amyloid and cerebrovascular disease burden have divergent effects on longitudinal default mode network and executive control network functional connectivity changes in amnestic mild cognitive impairment and subcortical vascular mild cognitive impairment

Brain Changes Differ for β-Amyloid, Cerebrovascular Burden

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β-amyloid, cerebrovascular burden have divergent effects on brain functional network changes
The prevalence of short sleep duration increased among working American adults from 2010 to 2018

Prevalence of Short Sleep Duration Up From 2010 to 2018

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Odds of short sleep duration increased in 2018 with adjustment for demographic, occupational characteristics
From 2002 to 2012

Helmets Are Underutilized by Cyclists in the United States

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Blacks, Hispanics, and those aged <17 years have lowest rates of wearing helmets
The lifetime risks for peripheral artery disease are higher in black men and women than in whites or Hispanics

Lifetime Risks for Peripheral Artery Disease Higher for Blacks

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Within same race/ethnicity, residual lifetime risk varied 3.5- to 5.0-fold based on risk factors
Individuals with resistant hypertension have a high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea

Prevalence of Apnea High in Individuals With Resistant HTN

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Patients with severe OSA had higher BP values than those with mild-to-moderate OSA, non-OSA individuals