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Aspirin resistance

PFA-100-Measured Aspirin Resistance Linked to CV Events

Strong correlation between aspirin resistance, CV events at 5-year follow-up in aspirin-treated patients
Children up to age 36 months with at least one foreign-born parent are less likely to be up-to-date on recommended vaccinations

Children of Immigrants Less Likely to be Up-to-Date on Shots

Children with at least one foreign-born parent less likely to be up-to-date at ages 2, 6, 18, 36 months
The Ohio Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the constitutionality of a law requiring HIV-infected individuals to tell their sexual partners of their status before having sex

Ohio Upholds Law Requiring HIV-Infected to Tell Sex Partners

State's high court unanimously upholds law's constitutionality; appeal to U.S. Supreme Court likely
Fentanyl was involved in more than half of opioid overdose deaths reported in the second half of 2016

Fentanyl or Analogs Tied to More Than Half of All Opioid Deaths

And 57 percent of fentanyl-related deaths also tested positive for other drugs, such as heroin
Calquence (acalabrutinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with mantle cell lymphoma.

Calquence Approved for Mantle Cell Lymphoma

For patients who have not responded to at least one prior treatment or who have relapsed
A combination of clinical factors and payer type increase the likelihood of approval for proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitor treatment

Rate of Approval for PCSK9i Therapy 47 Percent

Clinical factors and payer type linked to likelihood of approval, with highest approval for Medicare
Maternal use of acetaminophen in pregnancy is associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring

Maternal Use of Acetaminophen Linked to ADHD in Offspring

Link seen after adjustment for maternal use before pregnancy, familial risk for ADHD
Diabetes that follows pancreatic disease is frequently classified as type 2 diabetes but is associated with worse glycemic control and higher use of insulin within five years than type 2 diabetes

Diabetes of Exocrine Pancreas Often Classified as T2DM

Worse glycemic control, more insulin use for diabetes following pancreatic disease than type 2 diabetes
Short-term probiotics are associated with reductions in body weight

Probiotics Linked to Weight Loss in Obese, Overweight

Reductions in body weight, BMI, fat percentage, but not in fat mass with short-term probiotics
The 70-gene signature assay affects treatment decisions among physicians treating patients identified as being at intermediate risk with the 21-gene assay

70-Gene Signature Impacts Treatment Decisions in Breast CA

70-GS linked to change in treatment decisions for intermediate-risk patients based on 21-gene assay