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Starting school later in the morning improves adolescents’ sleep
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- Jennie Smith
Students starting high school classes after 8:30 a.m. slept more on weeknights and less on weekends, compared with students whose classes started...
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Parents would avoid cognitive effects in children over better chance of cancer cure
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- Jennie Smith
Cognitive side effects were considered of much more importance than second cancers and cardiac effects by both parents and physicians.
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Treatment for RA, SpA may not affect COVID-19 severity
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- Jennie Smith
A small study in Italy saw no apparent worsening of COVID-19 symptoms among people treated for RA or spondyloarthritis.
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Noninvasive fibrosis scores not sensitive in people with fatty liver disease and T2D
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- Jennie Smith
Alternatives to liver biopsy are less than ideal for detecting advanced fibrosis in patients with underlying diabetes.
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Study: Glycemic control improved in fasting diabetic Muslims
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- Jennie Smith
This research has implications beyond the observant Muslim community, notes Dr. Jonathan G. Gabison.
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Mammography does not reduce breast cancer deaths in women 75 and older
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- Jennie Smith
An observational study showed modest benefit for annual mammography in women aged 70-74 years, while women aged 75 years and older saw no benefit...
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Medicaid expansion linked to more early cancer diagnoses
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- Jennie Smith
Patients in states that opted for Medicaid insurance expansion saw an increase in the rate of early diagnoses but similar wait times to treatment...
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As costs for neurologic drugs rise, adherence to therapy drops
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- Jennie Smith
In patients with Parkinson’s disease, dementia, and neuropathy, higher out-of-pocket drug prices were associated with lower adherence for common...
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Vaccinating most girls could eliminate cervical cancer within a century
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- Jennie Smith
A model suggests that universal girls-only HPV vaccination could prevent 61 million cases of cervical cancer.
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Bariatric surgery lacks impact on teens’ long-term mental health
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- Jennie Smith
Young people who underwent bariatric surgery for obesity used more mental health services than their nontreated peers, and their degree of weight...
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Family-focused therapy linked to longer remissions in youth at risk for bipolar disorder
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- Jennie Smith
For young people with mood symptoms and a family history of bipolar disorder, 4 weeks of intensive family sessions meant more time between mood...
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Age, race affect preterm birth risk in women with obesity
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- Jennie Smith
White and Hispanic women saw a protective effect before age 20, after which obesity became a risk factor, but in black women, the crossover did...
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iPLEDGE vexes dermatologists treating transgender patients
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- Jennie Smith
In a survey, half of dermatologists report uncertainties when registering transgender patients in iPLEDGE.
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Fast, aggressive eczema treatment linked to fewer food allergies by age 2
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- Jennie Smith
Infants treated with corticosteroids for atopic dermatitis within 4 months of onset had half the food allergies as those treated later.
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Mandatory OSA treatment for truckers lowers insurance costs
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- Jennie Smith
Treated truckers saw health care savings that could help offset the costs of OSA programs.