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Severe deficiency linked to increased prevalence of RHF in population with normal renal function

The number of Hispanics, blacks getting short sleep is growing at a fast rate

Geographic region, race, age, payment method associated with differences in opioid prescribing

13-fold increased risk found in native lung for those receiving single lung transplant

Incremental cost per quality-adjusted life-year gained $13.8 million under societal perspective

Near point of convergence measured in players during a single high school football season

Likelihood of being diagnosed with skin cancer increased for those undergoing health care screening

Shortages associated with modest increases in price, ranging from 6 to 14 percent

For older women, dancing — but not other exercise types — linked to lower risk for ADL disability

Increase in 30-day postdischarge mortality after hospitalization for heart failure, pneumonia, not AMI

Authors report reduction in pain and no symptomatic neuromas in 22 below-the-knee amputees

Significant increases seen in death rates involving synthetic opioids in 15 of 20 states from 2013 to 2017

More than 12-fold increase in DUA-IE hospitalizations and valve surgeries during 2007 to 2017

For men with left-sided tumors, those undergoing screening had lower N, M categories, higher survival

Health care providers report lack of readily accessible resources for prescription of oxygen systems

Findings among patients with knee osteoarthritis; long-term benefit unclear

In propensity-matched analysis, mild, severe malnutrition linked to elevated odds of complications

Components of postpartum care should be included as the initial components of interpregnancy care

Early intervention and/or referral recommended for potentially problematic infantile hemangiomas

In seniors, risk of arterial thromboembolic events peaked in the 30 days immediately before diagnosis