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Blood pressure meds cut cognitive impairment risk

Publish date: July 26, 2018

 

Hypertension meds slashed mild cognitive impairment risk by 19% in the SPRINT MIND study. Updated HIV guidelines recommend immediate treatment and three-drug therapy. Early antidepressant therapy after a heart attack delivers benefits years later. And HIV infection could double a patient’s risk of stroke.

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