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Reviews Assess Tools to Identify, Diagnose, Treat Alzheimer Dementia

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Many cognitive tests can differentiate clinical Alzheimer-type dementia from normal cognition
Prevention

Thromboembolic Complications in COVID-19 Discussed

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All hospitalized COVID-19 patients should be started on prophylactic low-molecular-weight heparin
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis have low awareness about associated cardiovascular risk

Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Remain Unaware of CV Risk

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Further, rheumatoid arthritis patients report low rates of counseling by physicians
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concludes that primary care-feasible behavioral interventions have a moderate net benefit for preventing tobacco use in children. These findings form the basis of a final recommendation statement

USPSTF: Behavioral Interventions Likely Prevent Tobacco Use

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Primary care-feasible behavioral interventions have moderate net benefit for school-aged children
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention remains the standard of care for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction during the COVID-19 pandemic

Primary PCI Remains Standard of Care for STEMI During COVID-19

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When possible, primary PCIshould be performed in a timely manner by an expert team equipped with PPE
A considerable proportion of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 have gastrointestinal manifestations

GI Manifestations Seen for Nearly One in Three With SARS-CoV-2

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Significant portion have diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and/or abdominal discomfort before respiratory symptoms
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
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with reduced overall survival for patients with multiple myeloma

Low Vitamin D May Reduce Survival for Some With Multiple Myeloma

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Differential effect seen by race, with significantly lower OS for white but not African-American patients
Universal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing of pregnant women presenting for delivery in New York City revealed that most positive patients were asymptomatic

Most SARS-CoV-2-Positive Pregnant Women Asymptomatic at Screening

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87.9 percent of the 33 patients who were positive for SARS-CoV-2 were asymptomatic on admission
While health experts continued to call for a national strategy to test more Americans for coronavirus

National Coronavirus Testing Strategy Announced as U.S. Cases Top 1 Million

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And, potential vaccine against COVID-19 shows promise, could begin human testing within a few weeks