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Ischemic stroke is independently associated with an increased risk for incident poststroke major adverse cardiovascular events in both men and women

Risk of Major Heart Complications Up Shortly Following Stroke

Findings following first-ever ischemic stroke in both men and women, with risk highest within 30 days
As the number of coronavirus cases reached 75

Quarantine Ends on Cruise Ship in Japan as Coronavirus Cases Near 75,000

CDC says containment measures taken on the ship 'may not have been sufficient to prevent transmission'
Patients with treatment-limiting Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment are less likely to be admitted to the intensive care unit but may not always receive treatment that is consistent with their wishes

Study Suggests Overtreatment in End-of-Life Care Despite POLST

Rates of ICU admission lower in patients with treatment-limiting orders; 38 percent received discordant care
Use of low-dose methotrexate is associated with increased risks for adverse events

Risk for Adverse Events Up With Low-Dose Methotrexate

Risks increased for skin cancer and GI, pulmonary, infectious, hematologic adverse events
More than half of prescription medication exposures among children involve access to medications that have previously been removed from their original packaging

Rx Meds That Children Access Often Removed From Packaging

Grandparents' medications involved in 30.7 percent of prescription medication exposures in children 5 and younger
In older adults with abdominal obesity

Certain Factors May Increase Risk for Cognitive Decline in Elderly

Adiponectin tied to risk for cognitive decline in those younger than 87 years of age without central obesity
Low-cost marketing to physicians may be driving up stimulant prescribing rates

Low-Cost Marketing of Stimulants to Physicians May Increase Rx Rates

Authors say that given misuse starts in adolescence, marketing to these providers should be examined
Delta Airlines is notifying passengers who were on a Feb. 6 flight from Hawaii to Japan that a Japanese couple on the flight tested positive for novel coronavirus after they returned home.

Japanese Couple on Delta Flight From Hawaii Diagnosed With Coronavirus

Officials tracking couple's activities in Hawaii and trying to identify anyone who had close contact with them
In the United States

High Cutaneous Melanoma Burden Found Due to UV Radiation

Burden varies across states, with highest burden seen in Hawaii
Medical and ethical considerations of fertility preservation in children with cancer are addressed in a clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics

AAP Addresses Fertility Preservation for Children With Cancer

Medical and ethical considerations are discussed, including in cases of conflict between parent, child