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A small proportion of U.S. adults engage in lifestyle behaviors known to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes

Few U.S. Adults Meet Most T2DM Risk Reduction Goals

Overall, 21, 29, and 13 percent meet goals for fruit, vegetable, and dairy intake, respectively
The estimated cumulative vaccine antigen exposure through age 23 months does not differ significantly for children with versus those without hospital visits for infectious diseases not targeted by vaccines from age 24 to 47 months

Vaccine Exposure in First 23 Months Has No Adverse Impact

Vaccine antigen exposure doesn't differ for those with, without later non-vaccine-targeted infections
For pediatric-onset treatment-resistant epilepsy

Cannabidiol Is Effective Add-On for Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy

More effective than placebo for reducing seizure frequency, achieving seizure freedom
Use of multimodal analgesia is associated with fewer complications

Multimodal Analgesia Cuts Complications Post Arthroplasty

Fewer respiratory, GI issues; reductions also seen in opioid prescriptions and hospital length of stay
Continuing aspirin therapy before thyroid surgery does not appear to increase the risk of intraoperative bleeding

Aspirin Therapy Appears Safe Before Thyroid Surgery

No increase observed for intraoperative bleeding, but risks for other complications uncertain
For patients with diabetic macular edema

Repeated Ranibizumab Doesn’t Impair Macular Perfusion

Findings in patients with diabetic macular edema who completed 36 months of RESTORE study
About 25 percent of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) placed have a dwell time of five days or less

Many PICCs Placed Have Dwell Time of No More Than Five Days

Among patients with short-term peripherally inserted central catheter, about 1 in 10 has a complication
Trogarzo (ibalizumab-uiyk) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adult patients living with HIV who have not responded to other antiretroviral medications.

FDA Approves New Medication for Drug-Resistant HIV

Trogarzo is given intravenously once every 14 days in combination with other antiretrovirals
Opioid treatment is not superior to non-opioid treatment for improving pain-related function over 12 months

Opioids Don’t Top Non-Opioids for Pain-Related Function

Findings in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic back pain, hip or knee osteoarthritis pain
A single prostate-specific antigen screening is not associated with a significant difference in prostate cancer mortality after follow-up of 10 years

Single PSA Screening Doesn’t Cut Prostate Cancer Mortality

But screening is associated with increased detection of low-risk prostate cancer