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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.,

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

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. “The past-year 988 contact rate of 23.7 per 1,000 is less than half that of the rate of adult emergency department visits that include a mental health diagnosis (53.0 Abstract/Full Text Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. All rights reserved.

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FDA Approves Polypill Widaplik for Hypertension

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The FDA approval is based on positive results from two international phase 3 trials that compared Widaplik to dual combinations of its component drugs as well as to placebo. The pill is available in a standard dose, as well as two low doses, and can be used in those initiating treatment.

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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

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It’s “going to streamline it in some incremental ways only,” Dr. Adam Gaffney , a critical care doctor and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, told NBC News. An industry group called AHIP (formerly known as America’s Health Insurance Plans) said the updates could help as many as 257 million people.

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Passive Digital Marker Can Identify Childhood Asthma Risk

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from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, and colleagues sought to externally validate and update the PARS as a passive digital marker (PDM) for asthma risk. Arthur Hamie Owora, Ph.D.,

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

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Farshchi, M.D., chief executive officer of D2Type, said in a statement. “Our study highlights the importance of promoting water, not just low-calorie alternatives, as part of effective diabetes and weight management. It’s a small change with the potential for a big impact on long-term health outcomes.” All rights reserved.

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‘Gas Station Heroin’ Spurs Spike in Poison Control Calls, FDA Warns

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More than a dozen needed intensive care. ” She emphasized that people dealing with depression, anxiety, pain or opioid addiction should see a health care professional to get an approved treatment. .” And, the U.S. Amid a rise in calls to U.S. But the FDA has never approved it for any medical condition in the U.S.

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