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For patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥70 mg/dL or non-high-density cholesterol ≥100 mg/dL despite statin therapy

Evolocumab Does Not Impact Cognition in Atherosclerotic CVD

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Adding evolocumab to maximally tolerated statin therapy did not affect patient-reported cognition
Use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors is associated with a reduced risk for serious renal events compared with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors

SGLT2 Inhibitors Linked to Reduced Risk for Serious Renal Events

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Data from three countries showed drop in serious renal events with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors

April 2020 Briefing – Pharmacy

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pharmacy for April 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted an emergency use authorization for remdesivir to treat hospitalized patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19

FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Remdesivir

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Remdesivir can be administered intravenously to treat COVID-19 patients with severe disease
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of April 27 to May 1

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

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Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
Screening symptomatic health care workers for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection is feasible during the pandemic

Symptomatic Health Care Staff in U.K. Screened for COVID-19

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Shift in transmission dynamics noted as of March 24, concurrent with steps to implement social distancing
Remdesivir may speed time to clinical improvement for patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection

Remdesivir May Accelerate Recovery From Severe COVID-19

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Early results from NIH study promising, but Lancet study did not show significant clinical benefit
The incidence of Alzheimer disease is significantly higher in patients with psoriasis versus individuals without psoriasis

Psoriasis Tied to Higher Alzheimer Disease Risk

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Among psoriasis patients, those on systemic treatment had lower risk for Alzheimer disease
Mepivacaine spinal anesthesia allows for earlier ambulation for patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty compared with the more commonly used bupivacaine

Choice of Spinal Anesthesia Key to Early Ambulation After THA

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Patients who received mepivacaine rather than bupivacaine more likely to ambulate at 3.5 hours
For patients with advanced BRAFV600E/K melanoma

PFS Prolonged With Continuous Dabrafenib, Trametinib in Melanoma

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Median PFS longer with continuous versus intermittent treatment, but overall survival similar