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Five psychological factors are associated with breastfeeding behaviors among women with a body mass index ≥30 kg/m²

Factors ID’d for Breastfeeding Behavior in Women With BMI ≥30

Factors include intention to breastfeed, belief in breast milk's nutritional sufficiency, body image
Vegan-vegetarian diets appear to be safe in pregnancy

Review: Vegan-Vegetarian Diets Seem Safe in Pregnancy

Limited evidence suggests diets are safe, although women may be at risk of vitamin B12, iron deficiency
Nearly one in 10 American adults don't take their medications as prescribed because they can't afford to

CDC: ~8 Percent of U.S. Adults Nonadherent Due to Rx Costs

Patients skipping doses, taking less medication or delaying filling prescriptions
Efforts are needed to ensure all completed large trials are reported

Efforts Needed to Ensure Publication of All Trials

67 trials ID'd that were unreported for median of nine years after completion, with 87,883 participants
Men and women with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk for overall cancer and some site-specific cancers

Risk for Cancer Increased in Men, Women With T2DM

Standardized incidence ratio highest for prostate cancer for men, nasopharynx cancer for women
Policies for paid childbearing or family leave for residents are lacking at top-ranking medical schools and may be exacerbated by lack of direction from specialty boards

Paid Childbearing Policies Lacking for Residents

Policies optimizing competing goals and defining training competency needed
In an experimental study

Anti-Anxiety Medication May Limit Empathetic Behavior

Midazolam-treated rats show less helping behavior than those receiving saline or no injection
Digital imaging has improved diagnostic capability of mammograms but the percentage of false-positives is up

Both Detection, False-Positives Up With Digital Mammograms

Digital technology leads to increased abnormal interpretation and cancer detection rates
Insulin resistance does not appear to be a significant factor in post-adolescent acne

Insulin Resistance Not Linked to Post-Adolescent Acne

No differences in fasting blood glucose, fasting insulin, HOMA-IR index for post-teen acne, controls
From 1997 to 2015 there was a considerable increase in HIV viral suppression rates among people living with HIV

1997 to 2015 Saw Increase in HIV Viral Suppression Rates

Lower odds of having detectable viral load for older adults and those using ISTI-based regimen