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Exposure to controlled-release hydromorphone

Hydromorphone-CR Exposure Ups Heart Infection Risk in PWID

Rates of infective endocarditis increased among PWID exposed to controlled-release hydromorphone
Depression and anxiety are common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Mood Disorders Common With Rheumatoid Arthritis

More than one in eight patients has depression and one in seven has anxiety
Timing of treatment start is an important predictor of disability accumulation in patients with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis

Early Treatment Tied to Less Disability With Pediatric-Onset MS

Less disability seen among those initiating disease-modifying therapy within two years of clinical onset
Maternal depression in the postpartum period and beyond is associated with higher odds of atopic dermatitis for the child throughout childhood and adolescence

Maternal Depression Tied to Atopic Dermatitis in Offspring

Association shows increased rate, more persistence, and potentially more severe symptoms
Among people with autism spectrum disorder

Girls May Receive First Autism Diagnosis Later Than Boys

Neurological, developmental, psychiatric disorders common in those with autism spectrum disorder
For patients undergoing living kidney transplants

Promoting Mixed Chimerism Promising in Kidney Transplants

Complete or partial immunosuppressive drug withdrawal without rejection achieved in some
Short-term exposure to diesel exhaust fumes has an adverse impact on endothelial function and vascular wall properties

Exposure to Diesel Exhaust May Impair Endothelial Function

Also, pulse wave velocity and augmentation index increased and heart rate variability was impaired
A small proportion of providers account for almost half of all opioid doses and about one-quarter of opioid prescriptions

Just a Few Providers Account for Large Number of Opioid Scripts

Top 1 percent of providers account for 49 percent of all opioid doses, 27 percent of all opioid prescriptions
Prenatal exposure to maternal smoking is associated with an increased fracture rate before age 1

Fracture Rate Up in Infants With Prenatal Smoking Exposure

Risk for fractures increased before age 1, with dose-dependent pattern observed
Many patients who develop new low back pain receive advanced imaging and opioids without having been prescribed nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or physical therapy

Many Patients Receive Guideline-Nonconcordant Care for Low Back Pain

One-third of patients received opioids, more than half of whom had not received prescription NSAIDs, PT