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By collecting data on suicides by medical students

AMA to Collect Data on Suicide Among Doctors-in-Training

Administration hopes to identify the systemic factors that contribute to this problem
Icosapent ethyl is associated with a reduced risk for ischemic events among patients with elevated triglyceride levels despite taking statins

AHA: Icosapent Ethyl Cuts CV Risk From Elevated Triglycerides

Ischemic events reduced among patients with elevated triglycerides despite taking statins
Repetitive head impact exposure appears to be a predisposing factor for the onset of concussion

Repetitive Hits May Predispose Athletes to Concussion

Among college football players, number, severity of head impacts may affect risk for concussion
Fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography of the brain can be used to develop a deep learning algorithm for early prediction of Alzheimer's disease that has high specificity and sensitivity

18F-FDG PET Algorithm Allows Early Prediction of Alzheimer’s

Deep learning model achieved 82 percent specificity, 100 percent sensitivity 75.8 months prediagnosis
The antiviral agent fluoxetine is well tolerated but is not effective for patients with proven or presumptive enterovirus D68-associated acute flaccid myelitis

No Efficacy Signal for Fluoxetine in EV-D68 Acute Flaccid Myelitis

Summative limb strength score decreased from initial examination to last follow-up with fluoxetine
Abstaining from cannabis is associated with improvements in memory and verbal learning in adolescents and young adults

Quitting Cannabis Tied to Improved Memory

Verbal learning deficits tied to cannabis use may be temporary in teens, young adults
For one-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

Use of Polyetheretherketone Devices May Up Pseudarthrosis

Higher rates of pseudarthrosis, revision sx versus allografts in patients with one-level ACDF
For patients with ischemic stroke

In-Hospital Infection May Up Readmission After Stroke

However, when specific types of infections assessed, only UTI significantly tied to readmission
Concussion-related serum biomarkers vary by sex and race

Concussion-Related Biomarkers Vary Based on Sex, Race

Level of S100B up after sports-related concussion, especially within four hours of concussion
A short parent questionnaire may be able to identify gastrointestinal disorders in children with autism spectrum disorder

Short Questionnaire IDs GI Disorders in Children With Autism

17 questions for parents minimally rely on a child's ability to report pain