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Age, Sex Affect Extended Post-Concussion Symptoms in Children

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Female sex, pre-injury mood problems, lower family income, family discord tied to ongoing symptoms
Dietary supplements often include active pharmaceuticals

Active Pharmaceuticals ID’d in >700 Dietary Supplements

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More than 20 percent of the 776 adulterated products contained more than one unapproved ingredient
Doing without medical care is much more common among low-income residents of states that have not expanded Medicaid than among low-income people in other states

Without Medicaid Expansion, Poor Patients Forgo Medical Care

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Seventeen states have not expanded Medicaid, and expansion is an election issue in several states
Playing violent video games is associated with subsequent increases in physical aggression

Violent Video Games Tied to Physical Aggression

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Meta-analysis included multiple ages, nationalities, ethnicities
A multicomponent intervention (Stand More At [SMArT] Work) can reduce sitting time over the short

Multicomponent Intervention Can Reduce Sitting Time at Work

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Reduction in sitting time over short, medium, long terms; positive change in work-related health
Higher levels of perceived stress are associated with slight decreases in fecundability among women but not men

Higher Perceived Stress Linked to Lower Fecundability in Women

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Higher female stress scores -- but not male scores -- associated with slight drops in fecundability
The age-standardized prevalences of symptoms of anxiety and depression among adults with arthritis are 22.5 and 12.1 percent

Prevalence of Anxiety, Depression Up for Adults With Arthritis

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Age-standardized prevalences of anxiety, depression symptoms 22.5 and 12.1 percent with arthritis
A $69 billion merger between health insurer Aetna and pharmacy manager CVS Health has been approved

Aetna-CVS Merger Approved

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Under the approval, Aetna must sell off its private Medicare drug plans
Minority residents describe burdens associated with race/ethnicity

Minority Residents Experience Burdens Linked to Race/Ethnicity

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Residents describe daily barrage of microaggression, bias; being tasked as race/ethnicity ambassadors
Receiving prescriptions from both the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Part D is associated with increased risk for overlapping of opioid and benzodiazepine prescriptions

Risk of Opioid-Benzodiazepine Overlap Up for Dual Prescribing

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Increased risk for overlap, high-dose overlap for those with dual use of VA and Medicare drug benefits