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Composite Neighborhood-Level Opportunity Predicts Pediatric Asthma Exacerbation Status
Composite score shows better prediction than individual family-level income, education
Quadriceps Strength Linked to Lower Risk for Heart Failure After AMI
High quadriceps isometric strength level significantly linked to lower risk for developing heart failure among heart attack patients
Vaginal HPV Detected in About 40 Percent of Pregnant Women
Perinatal transmission occurred infrequently; no infections detected at birth persisted at age 6 months
Allowing Bedside Nurses to Order C. Difficile Testing Cuts Time to Results
However, change in policy not tied to difference seen in time to initiating treatment
Multiple Concussions in Youth Tied to Variety of Greater Symptoms
Findings seen compared with student athletes aged 12 to 22 years with just one prior head injury
Very Low-Carb Diet Improves Risk Factors in Adults With Comorbidities
Greater improvements seen for blood pressure, blood sugar levels, and weight control versus DASH diet
Study Weighs Timing of Platelet Transfusion With Central Venous Catheter Placement
Withholding prophylactic platelet transfusion did not meet noninferiority in patients with severe thrombocytopenia
Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Yields Higher Stone-Free Rate
Complications, surgical times, and operating margins similar to flexible ureteroscopy
Black Patients With Overactive Bladder Less Likely to Receive β3-Adrenoceptor Agonists
Higher likelihood of receiving an anticholinergic medication may contribute to other inequities
Higher Poststroke Glucose Levels Tied to Faster Cognitive Decline
However, no associations seen for blood pressure or cholesterol levels
