From 1950 to 2019, 5.0 million excess deaths of Black Americans could have been avoided if mortality rates were equal to those of Whites
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Findings seen even among individuals with systolic blood pressure within the subclinical range
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Evidence insufficient for making recommendation on upper endoscopic screening or gastric cancer/GPMC detection in high-risk patients
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Hazard ratio for clinical decline in Clinical Dementia Rating-Sum of Boxes was 0.53 for those treated with gantenerumab the longest
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Benefits seen in attainment of language and social or motor developmental milestones
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