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How High Blood Pressure Affects Your Heart and What You Can Do About It

MIBHS

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Often referred to as the silent killer, hypertension can quietly damage your heart and other vital organs over time. Understanding how high blood pressure impacts your heart and learning to manage it can significantly reduce your risk of heart disease and improve your overall health.

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Diabetes Dialogue: Omnipod 5 and Medtronic 780G for Type 2 Diabetes

HCPLive

In this episode, hosts offer perspective on recent studies assessing insulin delivery systems in adults with type 2 diabetes.

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Not-So-Benign TIAs? Impact of Remnant Cholesterol

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

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Racial Differences in Biologic Treatment for Hidradenitis Suppurativa Highlighted

HCPLive

These data expand upon existing literature on pediatric HS and racial differences among patients based on management, presentation, and severity.

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ECG Blog #469 — Epigastric Pain with Dinner

Ken Grauer, MD

The ECG in Figure-1 was obtained from a middle-aged woman who presented to the ED ( E mergency D epartment ) for epigastric pain that had begun ~1 hour earlier. The epigastric pain began during dinner. She was diagnosed in the ED as having gastritis. The 1st Troponin was not elevated. QUESTIONS: How would you interpret the initial ECG in Figure-1? Does the negative initial Troponin rule out an acute event?

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Children with Severe Peanut Allergy Have Comparable Quality of Life to Peers

HCPLive

A study found children with severe peanut or tree nut allergies have similar health-related quality of life as peers, but parental distress remains significant.

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Remnant Cholesterol Linked to CKD Risk, Progression to End-Stage Renal Disease

HCPLive

Greater levels of RC were linked to increased CKD risk and progression to ESRD in patients with type 2 diabetes-related kidney disease.