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Benzodiazepines and muscle relaxants are associated with serious falls among people living with HIV in their 50s

Serious Falls Pose Risk to People Living With HIV

Benzodiazepines, muscle relaxants related to serious falls in people living with HIV
Random plasma glucose levels can predict development of diabetes

Random Plasma Glucose Levels Can Predict Diabetes Diagnosis

For two RPGs ≥115 mg/dL, sensitivity 87 percent and specificity 77 percent for predicting diabetes diagnosis
A convolutional neural network can predict long-term mortality from chest radiographs

AI Model Can Predict Long-Term Mortality From Chest Radiographs

Deep learning CXR-risk score based on single chest radiograph identifies risk for long-term mortality
Autopsies show that more than 40 percent of individuals who experience sudden cardiac death associated with coronary artery disease have had a previously undetected myocardial infarction

Previous Silent MI Often Found at Autopsy in Sudden Cardiac Death

Previous silent MI ID'd in 42 percent of those with sudden cardiac death related to undiagnosed CAD
Delay in initiation of chemotherapy is associated with poorer overall survival for breast cancer

Delay in Time to Chemo Impacts Survival in Breast Cancer

Time interval from diagnosis to surgery has largest impact on time from diagnosis to chemo initiation
For patients with mental health disorders

Outpatient Service Receipt Down After Medicaid Disenrollment

Decrease in likelihood of receiving any outpatient service among adults with mental health disorders
Since publication of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans in 2008

Adherence to Aerobic Activity Guidelines Not Up Since 2008

Over time, significant increase seen in the time spent on sedentary behavior among U.S. adults
For aging men with low testosterone levels

Testosterone Replacement Therapy May Increase Cardiovascular Risk

Increased risk in men on TRT for composite of heart attack, ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack
JUUL developed its electronic cigarette for adult smokers who want to stop and never intended it to be adopted by underage teenagers

JUUL E-Cigarettes Never Meant for Teens, Company Cofounder Says

Top executive for JUUL Labs testified this week before Congress
New warnings about an increased risk of thrombosis and of death among ulcerative colitis patients taking the 10 mg twice daily dose of the drug tofacitinib (Xeljanz

FDA: Blood Clot, Death Risk Up With Higher Dose of Tofacitinib

Increased risk seen with 10 mg dose of tofacitinib used for treating ulcerative colitis