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Light, Incremental Physical Activity Can Help Reduce Brain Aging

Each additional hour spent in light-intensity physical activity equivalent to about 1.1 years less brain aging
The number of reported measles cases in the United States climbed to 839 as of last week

CDC: U.S. Measles Cases in 2019 Reach 839

Most on cruise ship under measles quarantine cleared to leave
Patients find note reading important for their health management and are rarely troubled by what they read

Patients Find Note Reading Important for Health Management

Few patients very confused or more worried after reading clinicians' outpatient visit notes
The T2Bacteria Panel can rapidly and accurately diagnose bloodstream infections

T2Bacteria Panel Accurately IDs Bloodstream Infections

Mean time to species identification 3.61 to 7.70 hours, depending on number of samples tested
The overall prevalence of low back pain among U.S. workers is about 26.4 percent

Prevalence of Low Back Pain About 26.4 Percent in U.S. Workers

16.9 percent of workers with any low back pain missed at least one day of work in previous three months

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 3-6

The 67th Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists The annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and...
For internal medicine residents

Prior Training Increases Internists’ Knowledge of PrEP for HIV

IM residents with training report more frequent prescribing, higher comfort level in educating patients
For patients with psoriasis treated with systemic medications

Infection Risk Lower With Certain Psoriasis Treatments

Risk for serious infection reduced for new users of apremilast, etanercept, ustekinumab versus methotrexate
A standardized set of outcome measures

Standard Outcome Measures Developed for Pediatric Facial Palsy

Standard measures allow for recording outcomes of facial palsy treatments among pediatric patients
Adverse childhood experiences are associated with worse patient-reported systemic lupus erythematosus outcomes

Adverse Childhood Experiences Linked to Worse Lupus Outcomes

More adverse childhood experiences associated with depression, poor overall health for those with SLE