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Only one in five Americans support a repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Poll: Many Americans Concerned About ACA Repeal

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But, as has always been the case, support for the law depends on political affiliation
Patients with peripheral artery disease have low use of medication therapy and lifestyle counseling

Low Use of Medications, Lifestyle Counseling in PAD Patients

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Increased odds of antiplatelet therapy, statins, ACEI/ARB, smoking counseling with comorbid CAD
About half of U.S. doctors received payments from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries in 2015

Half of U.S. Doctors Receive Payments From Industry

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And, market share for brand-name drugs down at hospitals with sales restrictions
Older patients are at greater risk for hip fractures for two weeks after they start taking prescription sleeping pills

New Rx for Sleeping Pills Can Up Risk of Hip Fracture

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New users of sleep aids have fracture rate 2.5 times greater than peers not taking these drugs
While the overall mortality rate among black Americans dropped 25 percent between 1999 and 2015

CDC: Mortality Rate for Black Americans Drops 25 Percent

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But CDC report also found they're still more likely to die at an earlier age than whites
Installation of a health and safety passive remote patient monitoring system in the homes of older adults seems to result in health care cost savings

Passive Home Monitoring Yields Health Care Savings

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Installation of passive remote patient monitoring in homes of elderly cuts health care use
Family income can take a big hit when a wife or husband cares for a spouse with cancer

Household Income Takes a Hit After Cancer Diagnosis in Spouse

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Household income drops as much as 9 percent, new research finds
Weight loss of 5 percent or more can significantly lower cartilage degeneration in overweight/obese patients

Weight Loss Can Decelerate Knee Joint Degeneration

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Lower rates of progression seen with greater weight loss
Undetected seizures may contribute to some symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease

Silent Seizures May Contribute to Alzheimer’s Pathology

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Early occult hippocampal hyperexcitability may contribute to pathogenesis of AD, researchers say
Commonly used hearing tests often fail to detect a prevalent form of inner ear damage

Hearing Tests May Miss Common Form of Hearing Loss

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Audiogram can appear normal even with damage to inner hair cells