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The association of sleep duration with incident stroke varies by race and sex

Sleep Duration, Stroke Link Varies With Race, Sex

Short sleep duration linked to reduced risk for black men; risk up for white men with long sleep duration
Despite large health policy changes

For Employer-Based Plans, Spending Across Services Steady

Spending increased, but not uniformly, across all categories of health services from 2007 to 2016
In preparing to interview to hire a new physician

Interviews Can Help Ensure Physician Candidates Fit Culture

Medical practices must understand their own cultures before interviewing, pick questions beyond résumé
The number of health data breaches has steadily increased since 2010

Number of Health-Related Data Breaches Increasing

Health plans had most records breached from 2010 to 2017, but providers breached most often
Meeting recommendations on adequate sleep time and physical activity and limiting recreational screen time are associated with superior global cognition among children

Global Cognition Up for Youth Meeting Movement Guidelines

Superior global cognition for children aged 8 to 11 years who meet screen time, sleep recommendations

September 2018 Briefing – Neurology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Neurology for September 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
The risk of recurrence after incident venous thromboembolism is high

Risk of Venous Thromboembolism Recurrence High

At 6 months, rates for provoked, unprovoked, cancer-related VTE are 6.8, 6.92, 9.06 per 100 person-years
Phantom odor perception in middle-aged and older individuals is associated with poor health

Factors Associated With Phantom Odor Identified

NIH study shows 6.5 percent of U.S. adults aged 40 and up perceive phantom smells
From 2016 to 2017

More Non-Elderly Americans Uninsured in 2017 Versus 2016

More than 700,000 Americans uninsured in 2017 versus 2016, despite broad economic improvement
The prevalence of traumatic brain injury is 2.5 percent among U.S. children

Prevalence of TBI 2.5 Percent Among U.S. Children

Children with lifetime history of TBI are more likely to have variety of health conditions