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Are We Getting Closer to a Herpes Vaccine?

Top FDA Officials Say Two Full Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines a Must

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Agency says it is understandable that people may want to stretch the vaccine supply, but it is not safe to do so

Aspirin may not be effective for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality

Aspirin May No Longer Have Effect in Primary CVD Prevention

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Also no significant decrease seen in cancer death in studies from 2005 onward
Immediate or delayed differences in adverse event rates were seen after generic commercialization of three antihypertensive drugs

Commercialization of Generics Impacts Adverse Event Rates

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Adverse events up for generic users of losartan, valsartan, candesartan in month of commercialization
For women initiating osteoporosis treatment

Osteoporosis Treatment-Linked Changes in BMD ID Fracture Risk

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Treatment-related increases in total hip bone mineral density linked to reduced fracture risk

Neighborhood Greenspace, Income Linked to White Matter Grade

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Combination of lower neighborhood income and lower greenspace may be risk factor for worsening white matter grade on MRI

Cognitively-average elderly adults have greater annual whole-brain cortical volume loss than adults age 80 years and older with episodic memory ability at least as good as that of average middle-age adults (SuperAgers)

‘SuperAgers’ Have Less Whole-Brain Cortical Volume Loss

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Cognitively-average elderly have significantly greater annual percent change compared with SuperAgers
Strong state firearm policies are associated with lower firearm suicide rates and lower homicide rates

Strong State Firearm Policies, Lower Firearm Suicide Rate Tied

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Counties with low home state, interstate scores had higher firearm homicide rates, overall homicide rate
By collecting data on suicides by medical students

AMA to Collect Data on Suicide Among Doctors-in-Training

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Administration hopes to identify the systemic factors that contribute to this problem
The antibiotic clarithromycin (brand name: Biaxin) may increase the long-term risk of heart problems and death in patients with heart disease

FDA Warns of Possible Heart Risks Linked to Clarithromycin

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Agency advising doctors to consider prescribing other antibiotics to patients with coronary heart disease
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation is associated with more strokes in patients who are at least 75 years old but is not associated with other complications

Catheter Ablation of A-Fib Linked to More Strokes in Elderly

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Patients aged ≥75 years do not have more complications than those <75 years at one year