ACR: Incidence of COVID-19 Low in Patients With Rheumatic Disease
FRIDAY, Nov. 13, 2020 — Patients with rheumatic disease have a low incidence of COVID-19 and most have mild disease,
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Aspirin use best for those with high coronary calcium, low risk of bleeding
An X-ray test commonly used to assess hardening of the arteries could help doctors decide whether the benefits of taking
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Study links low immunity to poor outcomes in patients with HIV who contract COVID-19
Clinical trials are testing whether medications that treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can also treat COVID-19, leading some patients with
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European survey shows alarmingly low awareness of erectile dysfunction
Awareness of erectile dysfunction (ED) is alarmingly low in men and women aged 20 to 70, a new survey commissioned
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Low health literacy may be a risk factor for postoperative infection
Surgical patients are more likely to experience a postoperative infection if they have low health literacy, which is a limited
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Brain estrogen is key to brain protection when oxygen is low
When the brain isn’t getting enough oxygen, estrogen produced by neurons in both males and females hyperactivates another brain cell
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Low health literacy tied to worse heart failure outcomes
(HealthDay)—Poor health literacy is associated with worse heart failure outcomes, according to a review published in the June issue of
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Higher parental stress linked to low screen-time enforcement, research finds
When parents are under stress, household rules about screen time often get abandoned, new University of Guelph research finds. A
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Long-lasting, low toxicity antimicrobial peptide fights ‘superbug’ lung infections
Through serendipity, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health considerably reduced the toxicity of a potential
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Low vitamin D, smoking predict worse cognitive function in MS
(HealthDay)—For multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with clinically isolated syndrome, lower vitamin D and smoking predict worse long-term cognitive function and
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