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SGLT-2 inhibitor, cardiovascular risk and outcome in patients with comorbidity of hypertension and diabetes [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Sodium-glucose transporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors have been proved to decrease the cardiovascular adverse events in several large randomized controlled trials (RCTS), but evidence limited to patients with type 2 diabetes and ASCVD. Outcome Measures Changes of China-PAR score and cardiovascular hospitalization events.

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Health professionals speak out against the new nuclear arms race

Common Sense Family Doctor

The historical events depicted in the Academy Award–winning film Oppenheimer are no longer just history; at New Mexico’s Los Alamos National Laboratory, for the first time in decades, the United States has resumed building plutonium cores.

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Tips for Enjoying the Total Solar Eclipse

Logansport Memorial Hospital

Excitement is building across the state, and the state is expecting to see over anywhere from 145,000 to 581,000 out-of-state visitors traveling to view this solar event. Before the event Plan ahead. Many areas in the state are hosting events dedicated to the eclipse. Wait to leave the event site until peak traffic has passed.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 3: Pharmacologic management of agitated children

PEMBlog

Qualitative study of patient experiences and care observations during agitation events in the emergency department: implications for systems-based practice. Wong AH, Ray JM, Eixenberger C, Crispino LJ, Parker JB, Rosenberg A, Robinson L, McVaney C, Iennaco JD, Bernstein SL, Yonkers KA, Pavlo AJ. 2022 May 11;12(5):e059876.

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Our Anxiety Epidemic: How to Stop Fearing the Future

Priority Physicians

Many of us know where our meals come from, have sufficient clothing, enjoy roofs over our heads, access heating and air conditioning, use reliable transportation, and receive effective medications. The quality of life for Americans is far superior to that of the king of England 200 years ago and vastly superior to his subjects.

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Middle to Older Age Latinas Experiences Across the Cervical Cancer Continuum: Screening, Diagnosis, Treatment and Impact [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Participants were recruited via electronic healthcare records, community tabling events, and social media efforts. About 90% were either currently or formerly undocumented, 2/3 spoke Spanish, 2/3 made <$50,000 annually, and 1/3 reported inadequate transportation. Our Community Advisory Board (CAB) guided this work.

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The Witness

StorytellERdoc

His transport from his house to our department had been less than ten minutes and the pre-hospital team had done an excellent job of intubating this patient and establishing an IV to begin resuscitation efforts. Obviously, witnessing such a loss and life-altering event may not be for everyone.

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