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Inflammatory myopathy identified in woman with cystic fibrosis on long-term immunosuppressants

Minimally invasive surgery linked to fewer discharges to facility, one day less in hospital vs conservative sx

Costs include time needed for research and testing, maintenance and other fees, hardware updates

Lifetime never or infrequent drinkers, heavy, very heavy drinkers had increased risk versus light drinkers

Likelihood of reporting severe distress up for firearm victimizations versus those involving other weapons

Prevalence of severe obesity significantly higher among U.S. youth in non-metropolitan statistical areas

Preterm/low-birth-weight infants less likely to complete higher education, be employed as adults

Statistically significant positive cross-lagged links from cannabis use to PS reported 12 months later

Changes in suspected etiology and treatment post-amyloid positron emission tomography

Lower incidence of major cardiovascular events with Mediterranean diet supplemented with oil, nuts

Decrease in inpatient VA-linked LD; increase for all users of VA health care likely driven by non-VA LD rates

Reduced transfers in patients with moderate, moderate-to-high, high illness severity

Six of 18 systems met predetermined accuracy standard in three of three studies

Superior mechanistic outcomes with 10 to 19.9 percent weight loss in overweight, obese seniors with knee OA

Largest absolute difference for non-metropolitan versus metropolitan counties in South, Northeast

In 2017, many students engaged in sexual risk behaviors, behaviors associated with chronic disease

Trend shows growing use of alternative medicines, including melatonin, ω-3 fatty acids

New policy recommends state licensing boards to only inquire about current conditions

Single-sample confirmatory definition associated with high positive predictive value

Pharmacies can address cost barriers to vaccination by providing vaccines at lower cost