Inhaler Technique Errors in Hospitalized Children With Asthma
Children who are hospitalized due to their asthma represent an at-risk population for...
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Primary Care
Personal Colorectal Cancer Risk Should Drive Screening
Panel issues weak recommendations for options in adults aged 50 to 79 years with no prior screening
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Substance Use Disorder Ups Risk for Death After IE Valve Surgery
Midterm postoperative period (six months to five years) a particularly vulnerable period
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Linking Gestational & Incident Childhood Diabetes
Research has long indicated that gestational diabetes is a predictor of type 2 diabetes in...
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The Ins & Outs of Concussion: An Interview With a Sports Medicine Specialist
Over the past several years, the risk of concussion in sports has received a great deal of...
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NATA: Single-Sport Focus Not Good for Children
Association says children should not play a single sport for more than eight months a year
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Most Cardiovascular Disease Deaths Now Occur at Home
In 2017, 27.3 percent of CVD deaths occurred in the hospital, while 30.9 percent occurred at home
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Obesity in Early Adulthood Tied to Higher Risk for Early Mortality
Findings observed for both maintaining obesity and gaining weight early in adult life
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Extended Estrogen Therapy Aids Late-Life Cognition
Benefit seen especially in older women and women initiating treatment within five years of menopause
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Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Linked to Choroidal Thinning in Children
Choroidal thinning associated with increased number of family smokers, quantity of secondhand smoke
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Most Physicians Treating STIs Do Not Have Meds on Hand
Increasing availability of treatments will help public health officials stop increases in STIs, authors say
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An Early Warning Sign for Chronic Kidney Disease
Screening for kidney disease is limited in that we rely on measuring urinary protein excretion and...
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Depression, Anxiety, Stress Impact Adherence to Cardiac Rehab
Patients with moderate depression, anxiety, stress symptoms more likely to drop out of rehab
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Juul Stopping Sales of Fruit, Dessert Flavors of E-Cigarettes
Flavors dropped by Juul include mango, creme, fruit, and cucumber, which account for 10 percent of its sales
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Prediagnostic Colonoscopy Cuts Colorectal Cancer Death Risk
Mortality risk drops 17 percent with one colonoscopy before diagnosis, 45 percent with three colonoscopies
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Experimental Growth Factor May Aid Knee Osteoarthritis
However, clinical significance uncertain as patients did not report symptom improvement
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Risk, Severity of CTE Increase With Years of Football Played
Risk for developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy increased by 30 percent per year of football played
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Quality Improvement Program Lowers Prolonged Steroid Use With IBD
Excess steroid use seen in 14 percent of patients
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CDC: Vaccination Coverage Generally High for Those Born in 2015-16
Uninsured children, those insured by Medicaid had lower coverage than those with private insurance
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Abnormal Menstrual Cycle Linked to Elevated Mortality
Women reporting irregular menstrual cycle at 14 to 17, 18 to 22 more likely to die from any causes
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