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Accelerating Smoking Elimination Could Prevent Millions of Deaths by 2050

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Additional benefits would be seen for extended life expectancy from birth

Patients with desmoplastic melanoma have a high level of objective tumor response to treatment with antibodies to block programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) or PD-1 ligand

High Response of Desmoplastic Melanomas to PD-1 Blockade

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Higher percentage of PD-L1-positive cells in the tumor parenchyma of desmoplastic melanomas
Filipinos die of thyroid cancer at higher rates than non-Filipino Asian and non-Hispanic white individuals of similar ages

U.S. Filipinos Have Higher Thyroid Cancer Mortality

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Age-adjusted mortality rates higher than in non-Filipino Asians, non-Hispanic whites
In the first six months of 2018

CDC: 8.8 Percent Uninsured in U.S. in First Half of 2018

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12.5 percent of adults aged 18-64 years and 4.4 percent of children aged 0-17 years uninsured
Based on data from mouse models and humans

Gastric Acid Suppression May Promote Liver Injury

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Expansion of intestinal Enterococcus faecalis in mice exacerbates ethanol-induced liver disease

Sensitivity Reduced on Low-Dose Pediatric CT Scans for Small Lung Nodules

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Reduced detection on low-dose CT scans using CAD systems more pronounced for nodules measuring less than 5 mm

Americans under age 65 years who were insured through their employer spent more than ever before on health care in 2016

Health Care Spending Up, Mainly Due to Rising Prices

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Spending increasing despite no change or decline in utilization of most health care services
Both paper-based and electronic health records have shortcomings in terms of quality of content

Quality Issues for Both Paper-, Electronic-Based Health Records

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Study affirms poor quality of nursing documentation, as well as lack of knowledge and skills
Terminally ill adults in New Jersey will soon be allowed to seek medical help to end their lives.

Terminally Ill People in New Jersey Given Right to End Lives

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New law allows adults with a prognosis of six months or less to live to get a prescription for life-ending pills
For males

Mortality Up for Male Recipients of Blood From Ever-Pregnant

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Receipt of red blood cell transfusion from ever-pregnant donor tied to increased risk for males