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Higher alcohol consumption may be causally associated with an increased risk for stroke and peripheral artery disease

High Alcohol Consumption May Be Causally Tied to Stroke, PAD

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Some evidence of positive link seen for genetically predicted alcohol consumption with CAD, a-fib, AAA
Race and income influence the risk for severe illness from COVID-19

Race and Income Influence Risk for Severe COVID-19

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Higher risk seen for black and American Indian versus white adults, for those living in low-income households
Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin-receptor blockers and other classes of antihypertensive medications seem not to be associated with COVID-19

ACE Inhibitors, ARBs Not Linked to Risk for COVID-19

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And, not one of five classes of anti-HTN meds linked to increased likelihood of positive COVID-19 test
A new analysis shows inadequate levels of testing for COVID-19 in 60 percent of states

With Many States Reopening, COVID-19 Testing Levels Still Too Low

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Analysis shows that right now just 40 percent of states can meet the lower 2 percent threshold for testing
In an official American Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline

ATS Issues Guideline on the Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis

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Recommendations address the uncertainties faced by clinicians in the detection, diagnosis of sarcoidosis
Recommendations are presented for the management of eosinophilic esophagitis in clinical practice guidelines published in the May issue of Gastroenterology.

Guidelines Issued for Managing Eosinophilic Esophagitis

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Topical glucocorticosteroids recommended over no treatment
Nearly one in 10 people in parts of China hit hardest by COVID-19 report posttraumatic stress symptoms

Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Seen in China After COVID-19

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People with poor sleep quality report higher rates of posttraumatic stress symptoms
Patients with cancer seem to be more vulnerable to COVID-19 and have higher risks for severe outcomes

Patients With Cancer Seem More Vulnerable to COVID-19

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Frequency of severe events highest for patients with hematologic cancer, lung cancer, and metastatic cancer
Patients with COVID-19 who receive hydroxychloroquine have a high risk for corrected QT prolongation

Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 Ups Risk for QTc Prolongation

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Concurrent treatment with azithromycin linked to greater changes in corrected QT interval
A minor planned decrease in the upper limit of the reference range for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) resulted in an increase in levothyroxine prescriptions and more TSH measurements

Testing, Prescribing Increase After Change to TSH Reference Range

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Levothyroxine prescriptions, TSH measurements increased after upper limit of normal for TSH lowered