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More incident cases identified in intervention arm with nurse-led primary care-based liver clinics

More than one-quarter of those surveyed not comfortable with stopping low-value screening

Longer sleep time tied to better grades, some improvements in attendance

Researchers call for more randomized controlled trials to investigate systemic treatments

Significant link identified, with nonlinear J-shaped dose-response relationship for increasing parity

Increased risk for screen-detected and interval breast cancer persists for 12 years after false-positive result

Risk greatest for women born with birth weight <2,500 g who develop overweight/obesity

Other studies detail concerns about pediatric telemedicine use, grassroots intervention to up PECC use

Higher dose area product seen for patients with obesity undergoing projection radiography

Cumulative proportional probability for AF events greatest for those in the highest quartile of salt intake

Recs call for ultrasounds, advise against therapeutic pleural interventions in asymptomatic patients

Cardiovascular risk increased with sulfonylureas and basal insulin versus newer classes of ADM

Meta-analysis: large uncertainty versus placebo for all medications for pain relief

Second bulletin provides recommendations for management of chronic hypertension in pregnancy

Clinical practice guidelines presented for diagnosis, treatment, pediatric and pregnancy-linked VTE

Survival benefit not seen with Stage 1 hypertension, only high-risk Stage 2 hypertension

PARS has improved ability over API for predicting asthma in children with mild-to-moderate risk