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Abortion-related visits to the emergency department comprise a very small proportion of reproductive-aged women's visits

Emergency Department Visits After Abortion Extremely Rare

Very few abortion-related visits are for major incidents or result in admission
Computer-aided colonoscopy can reliably diagnose small polyps that do not need to be removed

Computer-Aided Colonoscopy Reliably Identifies Small Polyps

Diagnosing, but leaving these polyps can save time and, likely, costs
A sensor array has the potential to identify de novo Parkinson's disease patients with high sensitivity

Sensor Array May Detect De Novo Parkinson’s Disease in Breath

Sensitivity, specificity, accuracy values of 79, 84, and 81 percent for detecting PD from controls
Finding a practice that provides opportunities to do deliveries is a considerable barrier to performing obstetric deliveries

Doctors Have Difficulty Finding Practices Offering Deliveries

Many family practitioners report that opportunity to do deliveries not available in practice they joined
Few participants in clinical trials have strong concerns about the risks of data sharing

Most Research Participants Not Concerned About Data Sharing

93 percent very or somewhat likely to allow their data to be shared with university scientists
Few participants in clinical trials have strong concerns about the risks of data sharing

Most Research Participants Not Concerned About Data Sharing

93 percent were very or somewhat likely to allow their data to be shared with university scientists
Postoperative mortality is lower for medically stable older patients who undergo surgery for hip fracture on the day of admission or the following day

Lower Post-Op Mortality With Hip Fx Surgery on Day of Admission

Additional 10.9 deaths per 1,000 surgeries projected if all surgeries done after inpatient day three
For patients with rheumatoid arthritis

TNFi Not Linked to Increased Cancer Recurrence in RA Patients

No increased risk of cancer recurrence among RA patients initiating tumor necrosis factor inhibitor tx
Hydrocodone's change from schedule III to schedule II in 2014 was associated with an increase in the amount of opioids filled in the initial prescription after surgery

Hydrocodone Schedule Change Affected Post-Op Opioid Rx

Increase in mean OMEs filled in initial opioid rx after hydrocodone's change from schedule III to II
Breastfeeding is associated with a lower risk of stroke among older women

Breastfeeding Linked to Lower Risk of Stroke Post-Menopause

Stroke risk 19 percent lower with breastfeeding for one to six months; stronger link for longer duration