obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; obstructive sleep apnoea; obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

Consider Salt Sensitivity in Women’s Midlife Hypertension

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Americans eat too much salt, but the influence of dietary sodium is especially noticeable in women, whose blood pressure may become more salt sensitive in their 40s or 50s. Primary care providers should take note and not underestimate salt’s ability to affect blood pressure later in life, warn women’s health experts. Most adults have a … Read more

Rethinking Fibromyalgia: Nociplastic Pain’s Big Impact

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The need to recognize and manage chronic nociplastic pain has become integral to rheumatology practice, as research over the past half-decade has affirmed that when central sensitization is present, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA), and other rheumatologic diseases are less responsive — or nonresponsive — to peripherally and axially … Read more