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Less than half of pediatric travelers who are eligible for pretravel measles

Few MMR-Vaccine Eligible Children Receive Vaccine Before Travel

41.3 percent of MMR vaccination-eligible pediatric travelers received MMR vaccine at pretravel consultation
Patients with diabetes frequently engage in underground exchange activities for medications and supplies

Many With Diabetes Engage in Underground Exchange of Medications, Supplies

Diabetes-specific financial stress predicts engagement in trading, receiving donated meds, supplies
Acupuncture results in significantly fewer and less severe symptoms of radiation-induced xerostomia among patients with oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Fewer Cases of Radiation-Induced Xerostomia Found With Acupuncture

Patients receiving true acupuncture have significantly lower least square mean xerostomia score
A newly developed model has good discriminatory ability for six-month post-acute myocardial infarction mortality

Model Predicts Six-Month Post-AMI Mortality for Older Adults

Variables in novel model include hearing impairment, mobility impairment, weight loss, health status
Adventists have substantially lower rates of all-cause mortality and cancer incidence than nonsmokers from the general population in the United States

All-Cause Mortality, Cancer Incidence Lower for Adventists

All-cause mortality lower in Adventists versus nonsmokers in general population at ages 65 and 85 years
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation performed after programmed cell death 1 or programmed cell death ligand 1 monoclonal antibody treatment seems feasible for patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma

ASH: AlloHSCT Feasible After PD-1, PD-L1 mAb in Hodgkin Lymphoma

Outcomes good for those treated with a PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor before undergoing allogeneic HSCT
Among patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)

Purified CBD May Help Treat Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

Those taking CBD versus placebo had greater reduction in seizures associated with tuberous sclerosis complex
Extending the current human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program to age 45 years is expected to produce small additional reductions in HPV-associated diseases with high additional costs

Extending HPV Vaccination to Age 45 Provides Small Additional Benefit

Vaccinating women and men to age 45 years predicted to have high costs per QALY gained
Exposure to air pollution is associated with increased mortality risk after heart transplantation

Exposure to Air Pollution May Up Mortality After Heart Transplant

Estimated mortality hazard ratio 1.43 per 10 µg/m³ increment increase in annual PM2.5 exposure
From 2016 to 2019

2016 to 2019 Saw Increase in Medical Students With Disabilities

Increases seen in psychological disabilities, chronic health conditions