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Homelessness is associated with significantly higher 30- and 90-day readmission rates even when adjusting for other demographic and clinical factors

Homelessness Tied to Higher Readmission Rates

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Readmission rates higher across most common reasons for hospitalizations, but rates vary across states
Individuals with depression are at a higher risk for cannabis use

Risk for Cannabis Use Increased Among Adults With Depression

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And odds of past-month cannabis use and depression up from 2005-2006 to 2015-2016 in U.S. adults
California's first case of plague in five years has been confirmed by health officials.

California Has First Plague Case in Five Years

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Patient is believed to have been bitten by an infected flea while walking dog
COVID-19 cases in U.S. nursing homes rose nearly 80 percent earlier this summer

COVID-19 Cases Rebound Sharply in U.S. Nursing Homes

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By mid-July, nursing homes across the Sunbelt region accounted for 69 percent of COVID-19 deaths
A widely used COVID-19 test could produce inaccurate results due to issues with the equipment and software used to run the test

FDA: COVID-19 Test Could Give Inaccurate Results

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Agency issues alert about Thermo Fisher's TaqPath genetic test
In a potential harbinger of what could unfold on college campuses across the United States this fall

COVID-19 Spread Among Students Prompts UNC to Return to Online Teaching

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University was one of the largest schools in the country to bring students to campus for in-person teaching
Topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are recommended for the treatment of acute pain from non-low back

ACP, AAFP Issue Guidelines for Acute Musculoskeletal Injuries

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Acute pain from non-low back, musculoskeletal injuries first should be treated with topical NSAIDs
Most pediatric practitioners do not counsel families to wait three days or longer between introducing new foods for infants

Many Pediatric Practitioners Do Not Advise Waiting Between New Foods

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About two-thirds of practitioners do recommend waiting between foods for infants at risk for food allergy
There does not appear to be a significant association between the number of in-person health care visits and the rate of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection among obstetrical patients

In-Person Obstetric Visits Not Likely to Spread COVID-19

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Findings suggest clinic visits can be safely done even during high COVID-19 community spread
One out of six maternity health care workers are seropositive for antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

COVID-19 Antibodies Detected in Maternity Care Workers in U.K.

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Among frontline obstetric workers, one of six were seropositive; one-third of those were asymptomatic