Maintaining Work During Dialysis Tied to Higher Survival
Employment rates low among patients initiating dialysis
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Primary Care
Obesity Prevalence Down in Young Children Enrolled in WIC
Prevalence decreased from 2010 to 2016 for children aged 2 through 4 enrolled in WIC
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Long Working Hours Linked to Increased Stroke Risk
Correlation stronger for white-collar workers younger than 50 years
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Meta-Analysis Does Not Link Vitamin D Supplements, Drop in MACE
Vitamin D supplementation not linked to reduction in risk for major adverse cardiovascular events
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Most Women Unaware Alcohol Poses Breast Cancer Risk
Screening and outpatient clinic appointments may offer opportunity for prevention intervention
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Outpatient Office Visits Increased With Access to Patient Portal
For patients with diabetes and chronic conditions, portal linked to fewer ED visits
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Patterns of Inpatient Opioid Use Linked to Long-Term Use
Outpatient use at 90 days was seen for 5.9 and 3.0 percent of patients with and without inpatient use
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Many Young Children Treated in ED for Injuries From Personal Care Products
During 15-year study period, 64,686 children younger than 5 treated in emergency departments
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Abdominal Obesity May Raise Risk for Psoriasis
High waist circumference, regardless of overall body mass index, tied to higher risk
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Maine Legalizes Assisted Suicide
Doctors can now prescribe lethal dose of a drug to terminally ill and it will not be legally a suicide
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Opioid-Sparing Strategy Still Provides Good Pain Control
Patients surveyed following surgery and only a small ‘rescue’ opioid Rx postop
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Drug- and Alcohol-Related Deaths Higher After Bariatric Surgery
Standardized mortality rates from substance use higher after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
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Drug, Alcohol, and Suicide Deaths Up Among Millennials
Recommendations to address issue include price strategies, investment in nonopioid, nondrug pain tx
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Young, Healthy Adults Expend More Energy While Standing
Energy expenditure significantly higher in standing positions versus lying or sitting
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Increases in Red Meat Intake Linked to Increased Mortality
Increase of at least half a serving a day of red meat, especially processed meat, linked to greater risk
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Vitamin D, Estradiol Deficiency Have Synergistic Effect on MetS
Findings seen in cross-sectional study involving 616 postmenopausal Chinese women
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CDC: Prevalence of Meeting Exercise Guidelines Recently Increased
Despite increase, overall prevalence remains low
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Nocturnal Reflux and Insomnia
Nocturnal reflux is an underappreciated clinical challenge that many patients with...
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Virtual Reality IDs Navigation Issues in Early Alzheimer Disease
Classification accuracy superior to cognitive tests considered highly sensitive to early disease
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Hot Water Therapy Aids Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease
Small study shows it improves functional ability, has potential for cardiovascular conditioning
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