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Continuous positive airway pressure and mandibular advancement devices each produce a modest reduction in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure rates in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

CPAP, Mandibular Advancement Devices Both Help Lower BP

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Researchers find both common treatments produce modest BP decreases in sleep apnea patients
Depression is independently associated with increased risk of readmission for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Depression Ups Readmission Odds for COPD Exacerbation

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Reduced one-year readmission with in-hospital tobacco cessation counseling
The levels of Ebola virus in a patient's blood can strongly predict the mortality risk

Levels of Ebola Virus in Blood Could Help Predict Mortality

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Scientists hope findings will point toward more effective treatments

November 2015 Briefing – Internal Medicine

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for November 2015. This roundup includes the...
For patients in safety-net clinics

Lower Patient Satisfaction With High Clinician Computer Use

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Observable communication differences seen in clinical encounters with high computer use
Losing a large amount of weight slows the loss of knee cartilage in obese people

RSNA: Losing >10 Percent of Body Weight Can Protect Knees

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Significant weight loss can slow the loss of knee joint cartilage, reduce risk of osteoarthritis
More low-income women are being screened for breast cancer due to expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act

RSNA: Breast Cancer Screening Among Poor Up Post ACA

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Researchers report that expansion of Medicaid coverage is improving access to mammograms
A 2005 to 2006 chikungunya outbreak on Reunion Island

Chikungunya Virus Deemed Significant Cause of CNS Disease

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Analysis of outbreak on Reunion Island finds higher-than-expected rate of encephalitis
About one in every eight American adults continue to have high levels of total cholesterol

CDC: Cholesterol Levels Improving But More Work Needed

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Adults aged 40 to 59 did not achieve Healthy People 2020 goals in 2011 to 2014
New research suggests that men at high risk for HIV can benefit from pre-exposure prophylaxis taken before and after sex instead of every day. The study was published online Dec. 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with World AIDS Day.

PrEP for Men at High Risk for HIV May Be Taken on Demand

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Research suggests medication still works when taken before and after sex, instead of daily