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Patients who had video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery were less likely to use opioids long term

Third of men to develop at least one of these; women more likely to experience both stroke and dementia

Pathway IDs low-risk patients with chest pain for discharge without stress testing, angiography

Allopurinol use is not associated with renal function decline among those with newly diagnosed gout

Tobacco control could prevent more cancer deaths than any other strategy

Radiography use similar between patients admitted versus discharged from the ED

Predictors of follow-up loss are long travel time and low C-reactive protein levels at diagnosis

In utero HIV infection tied to higher cCMV risk in infants of HIV-infected women not on antiretrovirals

~3 percent of midurethral mesh slings for stress urinary incontinence removed by 9 years

Physicians also report increasing complexity of APMs, more financial risk aversion

Survey finds variance in knowledge of adult pneumococcal vaccine recommendations

No decrease in duration versus placebo for patients with hypoactive, hyperactive delirium in ICU

Patients with acute stroke or MI should not receive supplemental oxygen if SpO₂ ≥90 percent

Significantly increased risk for high versus low genetic risk, unfavorable versus favorable lifestyle

Legislation expands treatment options, removes ban on Medicaid reimbursement at certain facilities

Initiative involves state-funded programs to improve access, healthy behaviors in underserved areas

Rates of preterm birth, low-birth weight lower among low-income women

For average clinician, assistance of deep neural network ups sensitivity, specificity of detection

But five-year survival was above 50 percent among HIV-infected Hispanics across HPV-related cancer types

Significant reduction seen in hospitalization with receipt of high-dose versus standard-dose vaccine