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What to know about High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

The Joint National Committee 2003 defines hypertension as systolic of 140 mmHg and higher or diastolic 90 mmHg and higher. If you have any further questions or concerns, please talk with your primary care provider at your next appointment. What are some signs and symptoms of Hypertension?

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AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use: A Podcast with Todd Semla and Mike Steinman

GeriPal

And then there was a version in 2003 which Mark participated in and he since passed. But there’s also studies that show they don’t because people end up being put back on the medications when they get back to their primary care or wherever they’re getting cared for out of the hospital within a certain period of time.

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RFK Jr. Hires Autism Skeptic To Look Into CDC Autism Data

Physician's Weekly

The final findings were published in 2003. Early data from that study raised questions but later showed no link between thimerosal and autism. Thimerosal was removed from most vaccines in 2001 as a safety precaution. Kennedy has said his agency will explore possible causes of autism and plans to release findings by September.

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Aging and Homelessness: Margot Kushel

GeriPal

So we realized that we had a series of cross-sectional studies in San Francisco from the early 1990s to 2003. We looked at it and realized that in the early 1990s, 11% of folks were 50 and over, and by 2003, 37% were. But they would ask a bunch of questions. But it’s not a drug. But nothing in healthcare. This is awesome, right?