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USPSTF reaffirms use of antibiotic ointment to prevent gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum

Patients undergoing dialysis would like to be able to exercise to improve energy, strength

Currently, there is no effective generic alternative to brand-name insulin

For all concussion-related ED visits, odds of comorbid neck injury up for females ages 5 to 49

25(OH)D concentration increases with supplements, but no difference in BMD changes among three doses

Women less likely to be treated than men; treatment visit, medication tied to improved one-year outcomes

But risks are mainly attributable to factors other than medically assisted reproductive treatment

Research team used novel algorithms to ID early symptoms of health declines in dementia patients

No deaths thought to be related to use of paclitaxel drug-coated balloons for vascular procedures in PAD

Firearm-related injuries accounted for 62.8 and 95.0 percent of single-victim, multiple-victim homicides

Tachycardia significantly predicts mortality in lung cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma

No significant benefit with percutaneous vertebroplasty over placebo for acutely painful VF

History of depression, conduct disorders in teens associated with participating in choking game

Association no longer significant after adjustment for depression, smoking, diabetes

Clinical assessment plus gender, education, trauma history predict PTSD likelihood

More screen time tied to poorer performance on developmental screening tests at 36, 60 months

10.8 percent of riders presenting to ED with injury were younger than 18; 4.4 percent wore helmet

Individuals may have been exposed to measles at more than three dozen locations

Lower risk for conversion for initial treatment with fingolimod, alemtuzumab, or natalizumab

Residents with heart failure have higher rates of hospitalization, death, health instability