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The new Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention cardiogenic shock classification scheme provides risk stratification for hospital mortality

New Cardiogenic Shock Staging System IDs Mortality Risk

Study is first to validate Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention system
Positron emission tomography-directed therapy results in excellent outcomes for patients with stage I/II diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

ASH: PET Helps Tailor Therapy in Limited-Stage DLBCL

Most patients had negative PET scan and completed one additional R-CHOP cycle without radiation
The number of head and neck injuries related to cellphone use that require emergency department attention has increased during a 20-year period

Cellphone-Related Injuries to Head, Neck on the Rise

Many of these injuries, particularly in younger patients, result from distraction while using cellphone
In 2017

Rural Population Underrepresented Among Medical Students

Number of rural medical students would need to quadruple to meet share of rural residents in U.S. population
Levels of possible cancer-causing chemicals in metformin diabetes medications are under investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Testing Levels of Carcinogen in Diabetes Drug Metformin

No metformin recalls affect U.S. market at the moment
Retail prescription drug prices in the United States fell by 1 percent last year

Retail Prescription Drug Prices Fall for First Time in 45 Years

Decrease due to drops in generic drug prices and slow growth in the cost of brand-name medications
Cases of a serious

CDC: All 50 States Now Reporting Cases of Severe Vaping-Linked Lung Injury

As of Dec. 4, agency said it plans to only report cases that required hospitalization
For pediatric patients with multiple sclerosis

More Girls Admitted With Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis

Highest admission rate seen in southern part of U.S.; number of admissions highest for white children
Preterm birth is associated with an increased risk for type 1 and type 2 diabetes from childhood into early and middle adulthood

Preterm Birth May Increase Risk for Diabetes Into Adulthood

Risk for type 1, type 2 diabetes increased at age <18 years, 18 to 43 years
Early introduction of allergenic foods may prevent the development of food allergy in certain infants at high risk

Introducing Foods Early May Cut Development of Food Allergies

Factors ID'd in nonadherence, family challenges to early introduction, consumption of allergenic foods