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Low-volume hyaluronic acid filler is effective for correction of age-related midface volume loss

Patient Satisfaction High With Filler for Midface Volumization

Findings for low volumes of hyaluronic acid filler more commonly used in daily clinical practice
Patient and case characteristics differ for non-operating room anesthesia and operating room anesthesia

ASA: Study Describes Non-Operating Room Anesthesia Care

NORA cases less likely in small community hospitals, more common outside normal working hours
Nearly one-third of cancer deaths among Americans aged 35 or older are caused by smoking

Smoking Still Responsible for Many U.S. Cancer Deaths

Linked to close to one-third of fatal cancers in patients 35 and older
Financial toxicity is a clinically relevant outcome for patients receiving treatment for advanced cancer

Financial Toxicity Is a Relevant Cancer Outcome Measure

Health-related quality of life correlated with financial toxicity in cancer patients
Treatments that seal a child's back teeth can prevent most cavities

CDC Urges Dental Sealants for All Low-Income Children

Treatments protect against most cavities -- reducing pain and dental costs
Narrow-network health insurance plans have lower monthly premiums than larger-network plans

Lower Monthly Premiums for Narrow-Network Plans

Extra-small-network plan has less expensive monthly premium than large-network plan
Physicians are twice as likely to get the right diagnosis on the first try as 23 popular symptom-checking computer programs

Doctors Better Diagnosticians Than Symptom-Checker Programs

Popular symptom checkers were half as accurate in comparison study
Despite offering assistance to individuals who cannot afford expensive medications

Copay Assist Programs Creating Problems in Health Care Markets

Despite offering assistance to those who cannot afford meds, programs create broader problems
A potential genetic link to a child's higher risk of acute otitis media has been identified

Gene Associated With Risk of Acute Otitis Media

Finding could point to better treatments
Daily intranasal corticosteroids (INCS) are not superior to on-demand INCS or to antihistamine on demand for the treatment of pollen-related allergies in children

Daily Intranasal Steroid Tx Not Better for Allergy Relief

Findings based on number of symptom-free days for daily versus as-needed treatment