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In children who receive a non-kidney solid organ transplant

Kidney Injury Common After Non-Kidney Transplants in Children

High risk of AKI in first year after non-kidney solid organ transplant; in turn, increases CKD risk
Breast implants are associated with an increased risk of anaplastic large-cell lymphoma in the breast

Breast Implants Slightly Increase Risk of Breast ALCL

Implants tied to increased risk of anaplastic large-cell lymphoma; overall risk still very small
Hospitals that volunteered to be under financial incentives for more than a decade as part of the Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration do not have better process scores or lower mortality than hospitals where these incentives were implemented later under the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program

For Hospitals, No Benefit for Early Adoption of Financial Incentives

Hospitals with early adoption do not have better process scores, lower mortality than late adopters
In both men and women in the United States

Cancer Death Rate Continuing to Decline in United States

Continuous drop in combined cancer death rate from 1991 to 2015, resulting in 2,378,600 fewer deaths
Many patients with arteriovenous malformations of the brain have somatic activating KRAS mutations

KRAS Mutations Linked to Brain Arteriovenous Malformations

Most tissue samples of arteriovenous malformations of the brain had somatic activating KRAS mutations
The rates of three major complications at less than 30 days after bariatric surgery are low and vary among surgical procedures

Low Rates of Major Complications After Bariatric Surgery

<30-day rates for anastomotic leak, MI, PE, and following mortality generally low
Racial/ethnic disparities in the receipt of live donor kidney transplantation among first-time kidney transplantation candidates in the United States increased from 1995-1999 to 2010-2014

Racial/Ethnic Disparities Up for Live Donor Kidney Transplant

Compared to 1995 to 1999, increase in racial/ethnic disparities in receipt of LDKT in 2010 to 2014
Improvement in obstetrician-gynecologists' knowledge and prescribing practices regarding opioids is needed

Improvement Needed in Ob-Gyn Opioid Prescribing Practices

Respondents prescribed median of 26 pills/patient; amount prescribed varied widely by indication
For patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis

Predictors of Infliximab Response in Ulcerative Colitis Identified

Baseline Mayo Endoscopic Score, CRP/albumin ratio predict treatment response and risk for colectomy
The prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders appears to be high for at-risk physicians

Higher Risk of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Some Physicians

Increasing risk for work-related musculoskeletal disorders, particularly in procedural specialists