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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
Black Americans with severe sleep apnea are more likely to have high blood glucose levels

Sleep Apnea Tied to High Blood Glucose Levels Among Blacks

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Authors call for more sleep apnea screening in high-risk groups
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday it will crack down on the fraudulent COVID-19 antibody tests that have flooded the market.

FDA Goes After Unproven COVID-19 Antibody Tests

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Companies selling tests will be required to submit data proving accuracy within next 10 days
The COVID-19 pandemic is straining many families' abilities to meet basic needs

One-Third of U.S. Families Struggling to Meet Basic Needs

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Housing, utilities, food, medical care difficult to access, particularly for those who lost work during the pandemic

American Association for Cancer Research, April 27-28

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The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2020 The annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research was held virtually this...
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
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
In COVID-19 patients

Early Awake Proning for COVID-19 Improves Oxygen Saturation

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Improvement in oxygen saturation seen with awake early self-proning in the emergency department
Genomic targeted prostate cancer treatment shows a survival benefit in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

Genomically Targeted Treatment Slows Advanced Prostate Cancer

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Men receiving olaparib versus standard treatment experience delayed disease progression
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