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Publicly available Long-term Care Facility Staffing Payroll-Based Journal staffing data have the potential to revolutionize efforts to monitor and study the key role of nursing home staffing

New Staffing Data Source Can Improve Nursing Home Monitoring

Data source may help link nursing home staffing, resident outcomes
Just under half of U.S. adults have some doubts about vaccine safety

45 Percent of U.S. Adults Have Some Doubts About Vaccine Safety

However, 82 percent of survey respondents see benefits to vaccines
De facto medical use of cannabis for symptom relief is common among adult-use dispensary customers in Colorado

Most Adult-Use Cannabis Customers Use for Pain, Sleep Relief

Retail customers report decreases in prescriptions, over-the-counter meds due to effectiveness of cannabis
During the first year of university life

Male Students Affected More by Poor Diet in First Year of College

While poor diet, weight gain seen among both sexes, males show greater adverse changes
For concussed athletes

IL-6 Level May Predict Symptom Duration in Concussed Athletes

Interleukin 6 levels at six hours postconcussion are significantly associated with symptom duration
A social marketing campaign in California designed to reduce stigma about mental health issues appears to have encouraged more people to seek care for their symptoms of mental distress

Mental Health Service Use Up After Campaign to Reduce Stigma

Findings show higher service use among people with suspected mental health needs
A temporary order classifying fentanyl-like drugs as controlled substances should be enacted into law

DOJ Asks Congress to Permanently Classify Fentanyl-Like Drugs

2018 temporary order that tightened controls on fentanyl-like drugs expires in February 2020
For patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or hip

Tanezumab Improves Scores for Pain, Function in Osteoarthritis

Improvements in mean WOMAC Pain, Physical Function scores for osteoarthritis of knee or hip
Statewide legislative and educational interventions are associated with a reduction in the yearly rates of kindergartners without up-to-date vaccination status

Interventions Linked to Drop in Unvaccinated Kindergartners

California legislative, educational interventions tied to drop in kindergartners without up-to-date vaccination
For postmenopausal women with normal body mass index

Regional Fat With Normal BMI Affects CVD Risk After Menopause

Higher percent trunk fat and lower percent leg fat linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease