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16 percent higher odds of harboring a PNP seen with one year of accelerated aging

Risks increased for peptic ulcer bleeding, uncomplicated peptic ulcer, lower GI bleeding, heart failure, HTN, CKD

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Vitamin D supplementation, with or without calcium, offers no benefit for preventing falls or fractures in community-dwelling seniors

Empagliflozin may lower risk for diabetic retinopathy progression

First-attempt success significantly higher in intervention group receiving expert intubation coaching on a manikin

No change seen in knowledge of the association from 2018 to 2020 among adults, focusing on those aged 27 to 45 years

Patients with an alert more likely to have serum lactate tested and intravenous fluid ordered

Review shows lower risk with moderate alcohol consumption and eating fruits and cereals, with moderate certainty of evidence

β-blocker use also tied to reduced rate of worsening of symptoms in early motor-manifest disease