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More than 60 percent of patients with lupus report that the disease has a large effect on their emotional and mental well-being

Lupus Affects Emotional, Mental Well-Being of Patients

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Most patients report not having participated in a lupus clinical trial, despite interest
Men and women with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk for overall cancer and some site-specific cancers

Risk for Cancer Increased in Men, Women With T2DM

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Standardized incidence ratio highest for prostate cancer for men, nasopharynx cancer for women
In 2018

2018 Saw More Employed Physicians Than Self-Employed

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Proportion of physicians working in practices wholly owned by physicians dropped to 54 percent in 2018
If the incidence rates were the same for black women as for white women

CDC: HIV Racial Disparity Measure Decreased From 2010 to 2016

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Most incident HIV infections among black women would not have occurred if rates were same as for whites
A generic version of the HIV preexposure prophylaxis drug Truvada will be available in the United States by September 2020

Generic Version of Truvada Available in U.S. by Sept. 2020

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Activists have been urging Gilead to make the generic drug more widely available
Patients with psoriasis have an increased risk for mental disorders

Higher Risk for Mental Disorders Seen in Patients With Psoriasis

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Time to onset found to be two to three months for anxiety disorders and other conditions
In 2018

CDC: Uninsurance Levels Did Not Change Significantly in 2018

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Uninsurance increased among adults aged 45 to 64 years; increase seen in high-deductible health plans
The prevalence of arthritis was 22.8 percent in U.S. adults in 2017

CDC: Prevalence of Arthritis 22.8 Percent in U.S. Adults in 2017

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Adults with arthritis in southeastern states have highest prevalence of severe joint pain, physical inactivity
Patients with diabetes who have hypoglycemia or near-normal glucose values during the last day of hospitalization have higher rates of 30-day readmission and postdischarge mortality

Low Glucose Levels at Hospital Discharge Tied to Poor Outcomes

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Patients with diabetes and hypoglycemia have higher readmission rate, postdischarge mortality
For patients with symptomatic pulmonary embolism

Patent Foramen Ovale Ups Ischemic Stroke in Those With PE

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Frequency of ischemic stroke increased in association with patent foramen ovale in symptomatic PE