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The first COVID-19 testing program for airline passengers in the United States will be introduced Oct. 15 by United Airlines.

United First U.S. Airline to Offer COVID-19 Testing for Passengers

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Rapid test at airport provides results in about 20 minutes and will cost $250
Many patients with rheumatic diseases face significant challenges in their daily lives

Survey: Rheumatic Diseases Pose Routine Challenges

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Patient survey shows challenges with affordability, activity limitations, mental health
More than two-thirds of individuals have never heard of any of six invasive fungal diseases

Public Awareness Low for Invasive Fungal Diseases

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Awareness varies from 4.1 percent for blastomycosis to 24.6 percent for candidiasis
In response to reports of misuse and abuse of benzodiazepines

FDA Requiring Labeling Changes to Benzodiazepine Prescribing Information

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Update to Boxed Warning must include risks for abuse, misuse, addiction, physical dependence, withdrawal reaction
In a synopsis of the 2020 updated clinical practice guideline from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of Defense

Guidelines Updated for Managing Dyslipidemia to Cut CVD Risk

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Moderate-dose statin therapy recommended for patients with 10-year CVD risk ≥12 percent
Supplements marketed to improve memory and cognitive function frequently contain unapproved drugs

Cognition-Enhancing Supplements May Contain Unapproved Drugs

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Five unapproved pharmaceutical drugs ID'd in supplements marketed to improve memory, cognition
There is great variation in the treatment of mental illness in adolescents

Teens’ Mental Illness Treatment May Not Follow Guidelines

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Variance in treatment occurs within and across ZIP codes, suggesting non-supply-side variables
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Heavy Sugar-Sweetened Drink Intake Decreasing Overall in U.S.

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Heavy SSB intake up for adults ≥60 years; no change seen for those age 40 to 59 years, non-Mexican Hispanics
Acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 is associated with a significantly higher risk for in-hospital death

Acute Kidney Injury Ups Risk for Death in COVID-19 Patients

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Findings based on large study of hospitalized patients in New York City early in the pandemic
Individual-level risk factors associated with an increased risk for COVID-19 in assisted living facilities are the same as those seen in nursing homes

COVID-19 Risk in Assisted Living Similar to Nursing Homes

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Assisted living communities with more minority residents have more COVID-19 cases