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Pregnant women with syncope

Syncope in Pregnancy May Up Risk for Adverse Outcomes

Syncope may be associated with adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes in first year postpartum
The proportion of prescriptions for opioids written by dentists in the United States was 37 times greater than the proportion of opioid prescriptions written by English dentists in 2016

U.S. Dentists Prescribe Opioids More Often Than U.K. Dentists

Dentists in the United States also prescribe a greater range of opioids, including long-acting opioids
High costs are associated with physician turnover and reduced clinical hours attributed to burnout

High Costs Associated With Physician Burnout in U.S.

Nationally, about $4.6 billion in costs are related to physician turnover, reduced clinical hours
Integrated stepped alcohol treatment reduces alcohol consumption in patients with HIV and a known drinking problem

Stepped Tx for Alcohol Use Disorder Studied in HIV Patients

Gradually increasing intensity of treatment reduces alcohol intake and improves HIV status
Transgender people will no longer be classified as having a mental disorder by the World Health Organization.

Transgender No Longer Classified as Mental Health Disorder by WHO

The term 'gender incongruence' will be removed from WHO list of mental disorders
The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes has plateaued during the last eight years

Recent Plateauing Seen in Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes

Following increase from 1990 to 2007, incidence rates significantly decreased since 2007
In healthy adults

Remote Ischemic Preconditioning May Have Neuroprotective Effects

Dynamic cerebral autoregulation increased six hours after RIPC, lasts for at least 24 hours
For patients with asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm

Long-Term Survival Similar for Endovascular, Open AAA Repair

Overall survival not significantly different for patients with asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm
For patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

Daratumumab Cuts Risk for Progression in Multiple Myeloma

Adding daratumumab to lenalidomide + dexamethasone beneficial for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared for marketing two tests that detect the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae with diagnostic testing of extragenital specimens.

Extragenital Tests to Detect Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Cleared for Marketing

Tests previously approved for testing urine, vaginal, and endocervical samples