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Postapproval data confirm risks with intragastric balloons
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- Megan Brooks
Studies show a risk for hyperinflation and acute pancreatitis with certain liquid-filled intragastric balloon...
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Will COVID-19 finally trigger action on health disparities?
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- Megan Brooks
Dr. Clyde W. Yancy asks: Will the nation will finally “think differently, and, as has been done in response to other major diseases, declare that...
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Consensus recommendations on AMI management during COVID-19
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- Megan Brooks
The ACC, ACEP, and SCAI recommend a systematic approach for the care of patients with an acute myocardial infarction during the COVID-19 pandemic...
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COVID-19 registry tracks pregnant women, newborns
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- Megan Brooks
Within 2 weeks of going live, the registry had enrolled more than 400 participants from across the United States.
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COVID-19: Experts call for ‘urgent’ global action to prevent suicide
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- Megan Brooks
An increase in suicide related to COVID-19 is not inevitable provided preventive action is prompt, the group notes.
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EU panel review supports decision to pull Picato from market
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- Megan Brooks
The review found “a higher occurrence of skin cancers, especially squamous cell carcinoma, in areas of skin treated with Picato than in areas...
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Excessive sleepiness linked to heart disease, cancer, and diabetes
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- Megan Brooks
“Paying attention to sleepiness in older adults could help doctors predict and prevent future medical conditions.”
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A healthy heart in youth protects the brain later on
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- Megan Brooks
“What is good for the heart is also good for the brain.”
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Mislabeled clopidogrel lot recalled, may contain simvastatin
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- Megan Brooks
International Laboratories has recalled one lot of clopidogrel tablets packaged in bottles of 30 tablets because...
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New gene variants linked to tau deposits in Alzheimer’s disease
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- Megan Brooks
New genetic insights may better predict who may become symptomatic from the disease and help develop targets for treatment.
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ASE issues echocardiography guidance amid COVID-19 pandemic
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- Megan Brooks
The ASE urges careful consideration of whom, where, and how to image to reduce the risks of SARS-CoV-2...
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First-in-class schizophrenia drug safe, effective, durable
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- Megan Brooks
SEP-363856 also led to significant improvement in several secondary outcomes, including overall illness severity.
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COVID-19: Mental illness the ‘inevitable’ next pandemic?
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- Megan Brooks
“Communities and organizations could consider training nontraditional groups to provide psychological first aid,” the authors wrote.
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Troponins touted as ‘ally’ in COVID-19 triage, but message is nuanced
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- Megan Brooks
A consequence of not measuring hs-cTn may be to “ignore the plethora of ischemic and nonischemic causes of myocardial injury related to COVID-19...
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Presymptomatic or asymptomatic? ID experts on shifting terminology
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- Megan Brooks
They also discussed the growing realization of racial disparities in COVID-19.