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Clindamycin Vaginal Gel 2% (Xaciato)
Clindamycin gel can be prescribed to treat bacterial vaginosis in women age 12 years and older.
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Screen Older Heart Failure Patients for Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis
A screening study of heart failure patients ≥ age 60 years, left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 40%, and left ventricle wall thickness ≥ 12 mm revealed 6.3% prevalence of transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis, a highly treatable disease.
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Is Physical Activity Associated with Mortality Risk in Parkinson’s Disease?
In individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD), physical activity (PA) at all intensities was associated with lower all-cause mortality rates, with the greatest reduction seen in individuals who maintained PA before and after PD diagnosis.
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Multiple Sclerosis and Immune Response to COVID-19 Vaccination
A large group of patients with multiple sclerosis taking various disease-modifying therapies did not respond uniformly to COVID-19 vaccination.
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Social Isolation, Older Adults, and Mortality Post-ICU
Social isolation among older adults admitted to the ICU was associated with worse disability burden and higher one-year mortality rates after critical illness.
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Consume Olive Oil, Live Longer
Consuming more olive oil was associated with lower cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Substituting margarine, butter, mayonnaise, and dairy fat with olive oil also was associated with lower mortality risk.
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USPSTF Weighs in on Key Cardiology Topics
Should clinicians screen asymptomatic older patients for atrial fibrillation? What is the best treatment course for patients without cardiovascular disease risk?
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Cancer Moonshot, Redux
President Biden recommits to ambitious project that started when he was vice president.
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Myocarditis, with a Focus on Cases Associated with COVID-19 and Vaccination
This article, will focus on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of acute myocarditis, especially as it relates to SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.
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Is Cannabis Use a Marker for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease?
Admitted cannabis use was associated with an increase in the pooled risk of atherosclerosis score in a graded fashion based on the frequency of use, which was consistent across subgroups based on the presence of hypertension, obesity, and hyperlipidemia.