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Treating systolic blood pressure to a goal of less than 120 mm Hg rather than 140 mm Hg does not result in a significant reduction in the risk for probable dementia

Intensive BP Treatment Does Not Reduce Dementia Risk

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But drop seen in risk for MCI and combined rate of cognitive impairment, probable dementia
For patients with atrial fibrillation

NOACs Recommended as First-Line Prevention of Stroke in A-Fib

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Updated guidelines also emphasize weight loss for overweight, obese patients with atrial fibrillation
Public health interventions can go a long way toward meeting World Health Organization hepatitis C virus targets

Public Health Interventions Could Cut Global Burden of Hepatitis C

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Package of prevention, screening, treatments could avert 15.1 million new infections versus 2015
Only one in five children and adults with type 1 diabetes in the United States achieve American Diabetes Association goals for glycated hemoglobin

Few Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Meeting HbA1c Goals

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Glycemic control not better in 2010 to 2018, despite more use of insulin pumps, continuous monitoring
The soaring cost of insulin will be investigated as the U.S. Congress holds hearings into the high cost of prescription drugs

Large Insulin Price Hike to Be Investigated by U.S. Congress

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Currently, there is no effective generic alternative to brand-name insulin
Algorithms that combine Internet of Things technologies and in-home sensory devices with machine learning techniques can be used to monitor the health and well-being of people with dementia

Machine Learning Methods Can Detect UTI in Dementia Patients

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Research team used novel algorithms to ID early symptoms of health declines in dementia patients
Surgical procedures do not appear to provide significant benefit for patients with vertebral fractures

Evidence Lacking for Benefit of Surgery for Vertebral Fractures

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No significant benefit with percutaneous vertebroplasty over placebo for acutely painful VF
Financial stress may be associated with coronary heart disease among African-Americans

Financial Stress, Coronary Heart Disease Linked in African-Americans

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Association no longer significant after adjustment for depression, smoking, diabetes
A statewide public health emergency was declared in Washington after a measles outbreak near Portland

Washington State Declares Health Emergency as Measles Spreads

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Individuals may have been exposed to measles at more than three dozen locations
There is little benefit for older adults taking high-dose vitamin D supplements to improve their bone strength and reduce the risk for falls

Bone Health in Older Adults Not Improved by High-Dose Vitamin D

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25(OH)D concentration increases with supplements, but no difference in BMD changes among three doses