Criteria for low-dose computed tomography lung cancer screening omit a high risk population of smokers
1. A high risk of incident lung cancer exists for smokers that do not meet low-dose computed...
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Public Health
Pediatric Asthma Morbidity is Associated With Geographic Location
1. Asthma morbidity and hospital utilization for unscheduled healthcare visits varies...
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Same appointment mammogram results may result in less stress for patients being screened for breast cancer
1. Same appointment mammogram results had a positive impact on breast cancer screening experience...
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Tiotropium bromide safe and effective in treating early childhood wheezing
1. In a randomized controlled trial, tiotropium bromide was an effective stand-alone treatment for...
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Racial differences exist in emphysema prevalence in adults with normal spirometry findings
1. Black men are more likely than White men to have emphysema with normal spirometry findings. 2....
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Type of compensation model influences gender pay gap in primary care
1. Simulation based on registry data showed that type of compensation approach could affect gender...
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Monoclonal antibody L9LS prevents malaria infection in adults
1. In this small phase one clinical trial, L9LS administration protected healthy adults from...
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Baricitinib reduces mortality risk in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
1. Baricitinib with usual care was associated with a 13% proportional reduction in mortality...
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Prior syncope presentation not associated with increased risk of motor vehicle collision
1. There was no significant difference in risk of motor vehicle accidents between patients with an...
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Management of uncomplicated urinary tract infections amongst women in the United States Military Health System highly concordant with guidelines
1. The concordance rate with guidelines from the Infectious Disease Society of America was 91.0%...
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Programs may help prevent child maltreatment
1. States with more generous SNAP policies had decreased number of reported child maltreatment. 2....
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Vaccination after recovery from COVID-19 reduced rate of reinfection by half
1. Completion of the primary vaccination series against COVID-19 amongst individuals who had...
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The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine confers moderate protection against COVID-19 in children
1. Two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine resulted in moderate protection against SARS-CoV-2...
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Uptake of hepatitis C treatment in people who inject drugs associated with decreased liver disease
1. Hepatitis C patients with undetectable hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA had reduced liver disease...
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Effectiveness of second dose of COVID-19 vaccines over a 6 month period
1. The effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines consistently waned over a 26-week period, although...
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Incidence and predictors of multimorbidity in a Korean geriatric population
1. The incidence of multimorbidity increased with age amongst the Korean geriatric population. 2....
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Racial and ethnic disparities in trends and outcomes of cardiogenic shock and peripartum cardiomyopathy
1. Among patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy complicated by cardiogenic shock, there was a...
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Children’s physical activity significantly decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic
1. A systematic review and meta-analysis including more than 14,000 children showed significantly...
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Vaccinated individuals less likely to develop SARS-CoV-2 anti-nucleocapsid antibodies post-infection
1. Following a SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection, patients who received the Moderna mRNA-1273...
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Race, ethnicity and poverty may influence rates of maltreatment reporting in young children
1. In this retrospective cohort study of 3900 children 3 years of age and younger, children with...
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