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California is the first state to allow pharmacists to dispense HIV prevention pills to patients without a doctor's prescription.

California Pharmacists Can Dispense HIV Prevention Meds Without Rx

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Medications include both preexposure prophylaxis and postexposure prophylaxis
Walgreens and Kroger have followed Walmart and Rite Aid in halting sales of electronic cigarettes.

Walgreens and Kroger Halt E-Cigarette Sales

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Decision due to the 'increasingly complex regulatory environment associated with these products'
Passengers on several American Airline flights in the United States may have been exposed to hepatitis A by a flight attendant

American Airlines Passengers May Have Been Exposed to Hepatitis A

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Airline is working with the CDC to coordinate 'any required health and safety related measures'
Even within an individual physician's schedule

Primary Care Appointment Time Impacts Prescribing of Opioids

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Appointment time and running behind schedule significantly affect likelihood of opioid prescription
A glycated hemoglobin target value of <6.5 percent does not offer additional protection against organ complications for patients with type 1 diabetes compared with a target of 6.5 to 6.9 percent

Aggressive Lowering of HbA1c in T1DM Does Not Reduce Eye, Kidney Disease

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Sweden's lower HbA1c target values not linked to further organ protection
Many older adults are not quite ready to embrace telehealth

Older Adults Have Mixed Feelings About Telehealth Visits

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Only 4 percent of older adults have had a video-based telehealth visit in the past year
A patient-centered behavioral economics intervention only yields short-term benefits for blood pressure control in a highly disadvantaged population

Financial Incentives Have Short-Term Effect on BP Control

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Findings seen in randomized trial of highly disadvantaged patients with uncontrolled HTN
In an updated official clinical practice guideline from the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America

Guideline for Community-Acquired Pneumonia Updated

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Recommendations relate to diagnosis, management; recommend against routine use of Gram stain, culture
People who increase their consumption of sweet beverages -- either fruit juice or drinks with added sugars -- are at greater risk over time for developing diabetes

Increasing Intake of Any Sugary Drink Ups Diabetes Risk

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Substituting one sugary drink daily with one water, coffee, or tea lowers risk
There is a dose-response association between indoor tanning and risk for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in women

Indoor Tanning May Up Risk for Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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Dose-response association found between indoor tanning and SCC risk among women