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Polymerase chain reaction test has high sensitivity and specificity for vaginal swab samples

12 percent of infants registered cotinine values of ≥12 ng/mL, consistent with active smoking in adults

Guideline includes use of treat-to-target strategy for all adult patients with active PsA

Percent of patients receiving subsequent colonoscopy within 3.5 years varies from 18.3 to 59.5 percent

Black race was associated with worse clinical outcomes among entire population

Incidence of uterine cancer higher among non-Hispanic black and white women; more deaths for blacks

41 percent are not at all familiar with personalized medicine; only 5 percent say they are very familiar

10 to 15.5 percent of women undergo subsequent imaging; 6 to 8 percent undergo biopsy

History of sexual assault and current PTSD also associated with higher risk for menopause symptoms

Risk for AF up for migraine with aura vs. no headache, migraine without visual aura, after adjustment

COPD-related acute care events reduced for patients undergoing three-month intervention

Machine learning applied to electronic health records can inform care, service planning

Prediction independent of traditional risk factors such as MetS, glucose, HbA1c in general population

Specialty and larger practice size are correlates of telemedicine use

Risk reduced with trastuzumab emtansine in those with residual invasive dz at sx after neoadjuvant chemo

Median progression-free survival improved with A+CHP vs CHOP; similar incidence of adverse events

Risk for patients in rivaroxaban group reduced during the on-treatment period

Significant association for men, with positive but not statistically significant link seen for women

Findings show delaying chemo over 30 days postsurgery lowers triple-negative breast cancer survival