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The first death in an outbreak of a new type of coronavirus was announced Saturday by officials in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.

China Reports First Death in Coronavirus Outbreak

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Patient was 61-year-old man hospitalized with shortness of breath and severe pneumonia
Adults with type 2 diabetes newly prescribed a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor have a lower incidence of gout than those prescribed a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist

Gout Incidence Down With SGLT2 Inhibitors in Type 2 Diabetes

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Gout incidence rate significantly reduced with SGLT2 inhibitor versus GLP-1 receptor agonist
Physicians spend a considerable amount of time using electronic health records to support care delivery

Physicians Spend >16 Minutes Per Encounter on EHR Use

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Distribution of time spent by providers using EHRs varies considerably within specialty
Hospitals caring for neighborhoods with high levels of disadvantage may have lower hospital ratings due to social risk factors in the community

Neighborhood Disadvantage Impacts Hospital Quality Ratings

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Hospitals serving communities with higher social risk have lower-quality ratings
A 15-year-old Texas teen who died from vaping is the youngest victim so far in an outbreak of vaping-related deaths in the United States.

15-Year-Old Texas Teen Youngest in U.S. to Die From Vaping

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Officials say teen had 'chronic underlying medical condition,' but condition has not been identified
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is adding to a list of recalled lots of popular heartburn medications -- including generic forms of Zantac -- because the pills might contain small amounts of the suspected carcinogen N-nitrosodimethylamine.

Two More Heartburn Meds Recalled Due to Possible Carcinogen

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One California lab claims heat is raising NDMA levels in ranitidine tablets
A proposal for California to contract generic drug companies to make medications would make the state the first in the country to produce its own medications.

California May Start Producing Its Own Medicines

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Proposal also includes a single market for drug pricing in the state
Medicaid expansion is associated with a reduction in total opioid overdose deaths and with increases in methadone-related mortality

Total Opioid Overdose Deaths Down With Medicaid Expansion

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But increase observed in methadone-related overdose mortality in Medicaid expansion states
For individuals with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea

Reduction in Tongue Fat Can Improve Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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Decline in tongue fat volume is main upper airway mediator of link between weight loss, AHI improvement
Uterine balloon tamponade has a high success rate for stopping bleeding among women with severe postpartum hemorrhage unresponsive to uterotonics

Uterine Balloon Tamponade for Postpartum Bleeding Seems Safe

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Inexpensive device shows high success rate for stopping bleeding with low complication rate