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September 26, 2020

Preventing 50% of Heart Attacks & A New Twist in the Opioid Crisis
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Cutting Heart Attacks By Half
New research shows that a telemonitoring program to control high blood pressure cuts the risk of heart attack or stroke by about 50 percent, while saving close to $2000 in health costs per patient. Karen L. Margolis, MD, from HealthPartners Institute in Minneapolis explains how the approach differs from typical treatment programs.
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A New Twist in the Opioid Crisis
Opioid addiction is on the ris,e but intervention programs may be falling short because many are taking multiple substances. Honora Englander, MD, from the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine discusses an innovative program that helps.
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Teenage Stalking
Relationships between the sexes can sometimes be confusing, especially so between teenagers. At what point does one person's attraction for another turn into stalking behavior? Dennis E. Reidy, PhD, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Behavioral Scientist in the Division of Violence Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta found that 14% of girls and 13% of boys have been victims of stalking, and that they are much more likely for risky behavior like binge drinking, drug abuse, dating violence and sexting.
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