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Consuming Olive Oil May Reduce Mortality Risk in U.S. Adults
Replacing butter, margarine, mayonnaise, dairy fat with olive oil linked to reductions in total, cause-specific mortality
Concerning CT Findings Increase Health Care Utilization With Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism
However, no short-term adverse clinical outcomes seen for these patients versus low-risk patients without concerning findings
Increased PCR Testing Shown to Slow COVID-19 Transmission
Average reproduction number reduced by 9 percent with 10-fold increase in ratio of tests to new cases
CHEST: Flu Shots Benefit Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia
Study shows that in-hospital influenza vaccination may lower costs, risk for readmission or death
Long-Term Disparities in Respiratory Health Persist in the U.S.
Benefits of improved air quality and reduced smoking have not been equally distributed according to socioeconomic status
Obesity Ups Risk for Intubation, Death With COVID-19 in Adults <65
Risk highest for those with class 3 obesity; link mainly seen in adults younger than 65 years of age
Nurse-, System-Related Factors Analyzed in Wrong-Patient Events
In 77 percent of wrong-patient incident reports, the process of identifying the patients was not described
Global Prevalence of Any Tobacco Use Substantial for Teens
In most countries, the prevalence of cigarette smoking decreased over time, but use of other tobacco products did not
Recommendations Developed for Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Recommendations for sirolimus treatment in certain patients, against doxycycline, hormonal therapy
Per-Capita Medical Radiation Exposure Down in United States
2006 to 2016 saw drop in annual individual effective dose from diagnostic, interventional procedures
