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988 Contacted More Than 16 Million Times From Its Launch to December 2024

Physician's Weekly

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Opportunities remain to increase use of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, according to a research letter published online June 9 in JAMA Network Open. Abstract/Full Text Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. Jonathan Purtle, Dr.P.H., “The past-year 988 contact rate of 23.7

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DASH Diet for Diabetes With Low Sodium Reduces BP in Those With Diabetes

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WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension for Diabetes (DASH4D) diet with lower sodium is tied to clinically meaningful blood pressure reduction in people with diabetes, according to a study published online June 9 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Pilla, M.D., All rights reserved.

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FDA Approves Polypill Widaplik for Hypertension

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WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. More Information Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. Food and Drug Administration has approved Widaplik (telmisartan, amlodipine, and indapamide) for the treatment of hypertension in adults. ” The approval of Widaplik was granted to George Medicines. All rights reserved.

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Passive Digital Marker Can Identify Childhood Asthma Risk

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TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It is feasible to use electronic health record (EHR) data in the Pediatric Asthma Risk Score (PARS) to accurately predict childhood asthma risk, according to a study published in the June issue of eClinicalMedicine. Abstract/Full Text Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. All rights reserved.

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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

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WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Getting approval from your insurance company before a procedure or treatment may soon get a little easier. said this week that several of the nation’s largest health insurers have agreed to change how they handle prior authorization, a system that often causes delays in care. Kennedy Jr.

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ADA: Weight Loss, Type 2 Diabetes Remission Up With Replacing Diet Drinks With Water

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WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For adult women with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D), replacing diet beverages (DBs) with water is associated with greater weight loss and T2D remission, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association, held from June 20 to 23 in Chicago.

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Wildfire-Induced Changes in Behavior Affect Spread of Airborne Disease

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WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Wildfire-induced deterioration of air quality leads to a substantial increase in indoor activities, fostering conditions conducive to transmission of airborne disease, according to a study published online June 18 in PLOS Climate. ” Abstract/Full Text Copyright © 2025 HealthDay.