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Black patients present as sicker, more likely to receive liver transplant
PHILADELPHIA – Black patients with acute liver failure were more likely to be wait-listed, listed as status 1, and...
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Increased incidence of GI, colorectal cancers seen in young, obese patients
PHILADELPHIA – Obese patients of all ages had higher rates of colorectal cancer resections and differing age ranges had higher rates of other GI...
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Low-FODMAP diet improves fecal incontinence in patients with loose stool
PHILADELPHIA – Formal dietary training about the diet reduced fecal incontinence.
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Low-FODMAP diet improves fecal incontinence in patients with loose stool
PHILADELPHIA – Formal dietary training about the diet reduced fecal incontinence.
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Teens who vape are likely to add cigarette smoking
Vaping by teens often leads to adding cigarettes and possibly alcohol and marijuana use.
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Web-based lifestyle program aids in weight loss for NAFLD patients
Similarly effective as a group-based intervention.
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Concurrent ‘never event’ prescribing may worsen dementia in Parkinson’s
Antidementia medication use was associated with older adults who were black and Hispanic.
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Trials need standardized reporting of pediatric fever after flu vaccine
The study found a link between fever and better immunogenicity after flu vaccination, and an association between antipyretic use and reduced...
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Behavioral checklist IDs children at risk of depressive, anxiety disorders
The highest risk was among children with a parental history of mood disorder and baseline CBCL anxiety/depression subsyndromal elevations.
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Under new ACC-AHA criteria, more pregnant women at risk of hypertension, adverse outcomes
The adverse outcomes – preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and preterm birth – appeared to be mitigated by low-dose aspirin therapy.
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Guidelines offer recommendations for hernia repair in obese patients
Available evidence was reviewed by the guideline committee on the impact of obesity on hernia surgery.