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Abortion laws link to state-level mortality
States with moderate abortion laws have lower rates of maternal, fetal, and infant mortality, but not all-cause mortality, compared with states...
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Mediterranean diet linked with fewer pregnancy complications
Women who closely followed the diet heavy in fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, and olive oil around the time of conception had fewer adverse...
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Guidance updated for congenital hypothyroidism screening, management
Congenital hypothyroidism is one of the most common, preventable causes of intellectual disabilities worldwide.
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CAB-LA’s full potential for HIV prevention hits snags
Issues include breakthrough infections despite timely injections, complexity of follow-up, logistical considerations, and its cost-effectiveness...
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Direct-acting antivirals tied to better outcomes in chronic Hep C
Researchers saw a significant reduction in all-cause mortality over a decade with direct-acting antivirals compared with no treatment.
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Overdose deaths up 81% in pregnant, postpartum women
Pregnancy-associated overdose deaths were most pronounced in 2020 with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Deductibles a threat to more imaging after abnormal mammogram
The ACA does not mandate coverage for additional tests and a biopsy to help determine whether the patient has cancer.
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Single chest x-ray could predict 10-year CVD risk
Researchers trained a deep-learning model with single chest x-rays only.
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Lung cancer screening pushes 20-year survival rate to 80%
Less than 6% of high-risk smokers get the recommended annual lung cancer screening.
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Obesity tied to worse brain health in children
In children with obesity, there were brain differences indicating decreased connectivity within and between networks, which has have been...
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Buprenorphine linked with lower risk for neonatal harms than methadone
The risk of adverse maternal outcomes was similar between the two treatments, according to a large study.
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NSAIDs for knee osteoarthritis may worsen pain over time
Researchers find no long-term benefit and worse inflammation and cartilage quality over 4 years.
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Sarilumab effective for polymyalgia rheumatica in phase 3 trial
Relapsing patients treated with the biologic had significantly higher sustained remission and reported better quality of life, compared with the...
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First classification criteria proposed for chronic osteomyelitis
"The goal is that the proposed classification criteria will be used by all physicians to diagnose suspected CNO patients earlier and refer to a...
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EHR reminders boost well-child visits, vax rates
More children in a mostly low-income cohort completed the visits and got COVID vaccines when they got an automated reminder through a patient...