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Hysterectomy-corrected uterine cancer incidence rates show that nonendometrioid carcinoma rates have been increasing among all women

Incidence Rates for Aggressive Uterine Cancers on the Rise

Survival rates lowest for non-Hispanic blacks regardless of stage at diagnosis, histologic subtype
For patients with type 2 diabetes

Hip Fracture Linked to Increased Risk for Death in T2DM Patients

Correlation not affected by adjustment for cardiovascular disease, end-stage renal disease
More than 25 percent of men and women aged 35 to 50 years have low bone mineral density

More Than 1 in 4 Middle-Aged Men, Women Have Low Bone Mineral Density

Osteopenia at femoral neck found in 28 percent of men, 26 percent of women aged 35 to 50 years
Reading clinical notes can help patients to understand why medications are prescribed and improves medication adherence for some patients

Reading Visit Notes May Improve Medication Management

Patients say note reading helps them understand why meds are prescribed, makes them feel in control
Potentially inappropriate prescribing is tied to increased health care utilization and poor outcomes among older individuals seen in primary care practices

Inappropriate Prescribing Leads to Poor Outcomes in Older Adults

Potentially inappropriate prescribing tied to ED visits, adverse drug events, functional decline
The Synovasure Lateral Flow Test Kit was granted approval for marketing as an aid in detecting periprosthetic joint infection when evaluating patients for revision surgery

FDA Permits Marketing of Test to Detect Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Synovasure Lateral Flow Test Kit could help patients avoid unnecessary revision surgery
Work burnout is now a legitimate medical diagnosis

Work Burnout, Gaming Addiction Classified as Diseases by WHO

Both conditions will be included in the 11th edition of the WHO International Classification of Diseases
For adolescents and young adults

Rate of Opioid Prescribing High for Teens, Young Adults in ED

From 2005 to 2015, rate of opioid prescribing was 14.9 percent in ED; rates highest for dental pain
Decreases in ambient nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter are associated with lower asthma incidence in children

Decreased Air Pollutants Linked to Less Childhood Asthma

Lower asthma incidence tied to decreases in NO2, PM2.5; no link found for ozone, PM10
Weight management medications are underutilized among veterans

Meds for Weight Management Underutilized Among Veterans

Only 1 percent of veterans enrolled in weight management programs receive medications