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The incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy is underestimated when assessed on a per-pregnancy basis and confers a significant increase in risks for cardiovascular and kidney diseases

Incidence of HTN Disorders of Pregnancy Underestimated

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Women with history of HDP have increased risk for stroke, cardiac arrhythmias, chronic kidney disease
Covering more of the body leads to better protection for health care workers against contamination

PPE With More Coverage Ups Protection, but Harder to Don, Doff

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Modified gowns with attached gloves and gloves, masks with added tabs may cut contamination
For patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥70 mg/dL or non-high-density cholesterol ≥100 mg/dL despite statin therapy

Evolocumab Does Not Impact Cognition in Atherosclerotic CVD

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Adding evolocumab to maximally tolerated statin therapy did not affect patient-reported cognition
Black Americans with severe sleep apnea are more likely to have high blood glucose levels

Sleep Apnea Tied to High Blood Glucose Levels Among Blacks

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Authors call for more sleep apnea screening in high-risk groups
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday it will crack down on the fraudulent COVID-19 antibody tests that have flooded the market.

FDA Goes After Unproven COVID-19 Antibody Tests

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Companies selling tests will be required to submit data proving accuracy within next 10 days
The COVID-19 pandemic is straining many families' abilities to meet basic needs

One-Third of U.S. Families Struggling to Meet Basic Needs

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Housing, utilities, food, medical care difficult to access, particularly for those who lost work during the pandemic

American Association for Cancer Research, April 27-28

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The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2020 The annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research was held virtually this...
A minor planned decrease in the upper limit of the reference range for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) resulted in an increase in levothyroxine prescriptions and more TSH measurements

Testing, Prescribing Increase After Change to TSH Reference Range

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Levothyroxine prescriptions, TSH measurements increased after upper limit of normal for TSH lowered
Patients with COVID-19 who receive hydroxychloroquine have a high risk for corrected QT prolongation

Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 Ups Risk for QTc Prolongation

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Concurrent treatment with azithromycin linked to greater changes in corrected QT interval
In COVID-19 patients

Early Awake Proning for COVID-19 Improves Oxygen Saturation

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Improvement in oxygen saturation seen with awake early self-proning in the emergency department