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Childhood cancers have a considerable disability-adjusted life-year burden

Global Burden of Childhood Cancers Examined

Burden of childhood cancers disproportionately affects populations in resource-limited settings
Older people with hearing loss are more likely to experience outdoor activity limitations

Hearing Loss Takes Mental, Social, Physical Toll on Older People

Early identification and intervention could reduce risk for these poor health outcomes
There is a secular trend for earlier pubertal timing among Swedish boys

Earlier Puberty in Swedish Boys Only Partially Due to Higher BMI

Trend from 1947 to 1996 partially explained by increasing childhood body mass index
For patients with critical limb ischemia

First Surgery for Ischemic Leg Ulcer May Affect Amputation Risk

But mortality did not differ for initial treatment with open surgical bypass or endovascular intervention
National norms have been developed for assessing empathy among men and women at different levels of medical school education

National Norms Developed for Assessing Medical School Empathy

Any raw score on the Jefferson Score of Empathy can be converted to percentile rank
Initiation of therapy with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors for type 2 diabetes mellitus is not associated with an increased risk for urinary tract infection events compared with initiation of other second-line antidiabetic medications

SGLT-2 Inhibitor Use Not Linked to Increased Risk for UTI Events

Findings seen in propensity-matched cohorts versus receipt of DPP-4 inhibitors or GLP-1 agonists
Cardiovascular implantable electronic device complication rates vary considerably among hospitals

CIED Complication Rates Vary Considerably Among Hospitals

Rates from 5.3 to 14.3 percent seen in hospitals that implanted at least 25 devices during study period
Workplace injuries severe enough to warrant more than a week away from work may increase the risk for death among workers

Work-Related Injuries Up Suicide and Drug-Related Death

Suicide and drug-related mortality higher in both male and female injured workers
According to recent survey results

Poll: Patients Want to Talk to Physicians About Self-Care

Physicians largely agree that self-care is an important part of health and well-being
Changes in the harmonics of the radial pulse wave during menopause may reflect cardiovascular risk

Changes in Radial Pulse During Menopause May Reflect CV Risk

Age and body mass index, but not menopause, have significant, independent effects on systolic BP