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Participants in a weight loss intervention can lose weight regardless of psychiatric medication use

Weight Loss Feasible Regardless of Psychiatric Meds Use

Weight loss amount similar for women taking and not taking psychiatric medications
The proportion of paracentesis and thoracentesis procedures performed by radiologists is continuing to increase

Radiologists Performing More Paracenteses, Thoracenteses

2004 to 2016 saw increase in paracentesis, thoracentesis procedures performed by radiologists
Use of a four-component polypill can effectively reduce the risk for major cardiovascular events

Low-Cost, Fixed-Dose Polypill Reduces Risk for Major CV Events

Drop in risk for major cardiovascular events even greater for those with high adherence to polypill
Children with mild asthma can use inhalers as needed

As-Needed Inhaler Use an Option for Children With Mild Asthma

Study in African-American children shows symptom-based adjustment of inhaled corticosteroids is feasible
Antibiotic prescriptions are associated with a higher risk for rheumatoid arthritis

Antibiotic Use Tied to Higher Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Findings show a dose- or frequency-dependent association; all antibiotic classes linked to higher odds for RA
Clinically meaningful reductions in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms are associated with a decrease in the risk for type 2 diabetes

Reduction in PTSD Symptoms Linked to Decrease in T2DM

Patients with clinically meaningful reduction in PTSD Checklist score less likely to develop type 2 diabetes
Hospitalizations with psychiatric diagnoses are common in pediatric and adult patients with end-stage kidney disease and are associated with increased mortality

Hospitalizations With Psych Diagnosis Common in ESKD

Dialysis adults hospitalized with psychiatric diagnoses have higher risk for all-cause death
Coverage with the human papillomavirus vaccine increased among boys from 2017 to 2018

Coverage With HPV Vaccine Continuing to Increase in Boys

Teens whose parents received a provider recommendation had higher coverage with HPV vaccine
A recent multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Newport outbreak

Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Outbreak Characterized

255 cases of infection identified in 32 states; infections linked to consumption of soft cheese, beef
Free online information about diabetic retinopathy is of poor quality

Online Information About Diabetic Retinopathy Is Poor

Analysis of 11 websites shows poor quality, varying accuracy, low readability