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Design Thinking Enables Med Students to Solve Challenges
Partnership with design students focuses on innovative solutions to health system issues
Less Sedentary Time May Attenuate Genetic Role in Obesity
U.S. Hispanics/Latinos in lowest tertile of physical activity have strongest genetic association with BMI
Leukemia Patients Who Survive Severe GVHD Often Fare Worse
Those who develop severe acute graft-versus-host after stem cell transplant have higher mortality
Psychosocial Intervention May Boost Hospitalization Satisfaction
Brief intervention involves physicians empathizing with patients during a daily check-in
2003 to 2014 Saw Drop in Urinary Arsenic in Public Water Users
Reduction occurred after implementation of EPA's maximum contaminant level for arsenic
Smoking Alters Genetic Relationship with Parkinson’s
Smoking, HLA-DRB1 may be involved in common pathways, possibly neuroinflammation
Medicaid’s Best-Price Rule May Not Be Such a Big Problem
There are ways to avoid or mitigate impact of the rule, though it may affect novel pricing strategies
Yoga Plus Aerobics Beneficial in Coronary Heart Disease
Greater improvement in CHD risk factors for combined intervention versus either alone
Oncogenic Oral HPV DNA Detected in 3.5 Percent of Adults
Prevalence of oncogenic oral HPV higher in men, rises with number of lifetime oral sexual partners
For Hepatitis B Patients, Aspirin Tied to Lower Risk of HCC
5 years of aspirin therapy linked to significantly lower incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma
