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Few Skull Radiation Patients Show Cognitive Impairment
Yet, a third report ambiguous results that may require more testing
Flatter Diurnal Cortisol Slopes Linked to Poorer Health Outcomes
Flatter diurnal cortisol slopes tied to poorer health in 10 of 12 subtypes of emotional, physical health
Neonatal Hypoglycemia Not Tied to Neurosensory Impairment
But increased risk of poor executive function and visual motor function at age 4.5 years
Guidance Provided for Preventing Practice Billing Errors
Practices should have a compliance plan and policy and someone responsible for enforcing it
Single Measures of Viral Load May Overestimate HIV Suppression
Overall, 57.3 percent had suppressed load in most recent test; 47.6 percent had durable suppression
Osteoporosis Meds Up BMD in Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer
Review shows improved bone mineral density in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy
Mortality Down Only for Gastric Bypass Patients With Diabetes
RYGB patients without diabetes did not have significantly improved mortality compared to controls
Epidemiology of Acute Otitis Media Changed From 2006-2016
Change in proportion of S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, M. catarrhalis causing AOM
Review: Global Prevalence of Blindness, Visual Impairment Up
Increase seen despite drop in age-standardized prevalence of blindness, impairment from 1990-2015
Occupational Exposures Linked to Interstitial Lung Disease
Job exposure matrix score increase in vapors, gas, dust, fumes exposure ups high attenuation areas
