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Early lead exposure tied to greater psychopathology in adulthood
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- Bianca Nogrady
Patients who were exposed to high lead levels as children might benefit from increased screening, access to mental health services.
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Study shows evidence of herd immunity with HPV vaccine
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- Bianca Nogrady
The HPV vaccine was associated with significant declines in HPV infection rates in vaccinated and unvaccinated women.
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Emphasize disease prevention in communications about HPV vaccine
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- Bianca Nogrady
Parents show the greatest confidence in HPV vaccination when they are exposed to messages about the benefits of...
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Most oral HRT linked to increased VTE risk
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- Bianca Nogrady
Most oral hormone replacement therapy is associated with an increased risk of VTE, while transdermal HRT shows...
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Cerebral small vessel disease progression linked to MCI in hypertensive patients
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- Bianca Nogrady
Progressive periventricular white matter hyperintensities in hypertension are linked to higher odds of mild...
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No change in postoperative pain with restrictive opioid protocol
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- Bianca Nogrady
The implementation of an ultrarestrictive opioid prescribing protocol after gynecologic surgery was associated with significant declines in opioid...
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Negative colonoscopy linked with lower risk for more than 10 years
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- Bianca Nogrady
Individuals at average risk of colorectal cancer who have a negative colonoscopy show significantly lower rates of cancer for more than 10 years,...
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Negative colonoscopy linked with lower risk for more than 10 years
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- Bianca Nogrady
Individuals at average risk of colorectal cancer who have a negative colonoscopy show significantly lower rates of cancer for more than 10 years,...
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Increased cancer risk in dermatomyositis has temporal limits
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- Bianca Nogrady
Older patients with anti-TIF1-Ab-positive dermatomyositis are at increased risk of cancer but only within 3...
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Severe adverse events seen in placebo arm of cancer clinical trials
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- Bianca Nogrady
A significant number of patients treated only with placebo during cancer clinical trials still report serious adverse events.
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Uterine cancer incidence and mortality on the rise in the U.S.
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- Bianca Nogrady
The incidence of and mortality from uterine cancer is increasing in the United States, particularly among nonwhite women.
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Early caffeine therapy linked to improved neurologic outcomes in premature babies
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- Bianca Nogrady
Preterm neonates treated with caffeine within 2 days of birth have a lower risk of hearing impairment and...
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AVERT: Apixaban reduced thromboembolism risk in cancer patients
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- Bianca Nogrady
Cancer patients treated with apixaban had a significantly lower rate of venous thromboembolism but a higher risk of major bleeds than did those...
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Obesity linked to 10% of childhood asthma
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- Bianca Nogrady
In the overall population, 10% of asthma was due to obesity. Among obese children, 23%-25% of clinically diagnosed asthma was specifically...
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Acute flaccid myelitis has unique MRI features
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- Bianca Nogrady
Acute flaccid myelitis more commonly presents with asymmetric paralysis and spinal cord lesions largely restricted to gray matter.