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Sunscreen application is associated with geometric mean maximum plasma concentrations of all six active ingredients that exceed 0.5 ng/mL

Six Active Ingredients of Sunscreen Systemically Absorbed

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Plasma concentrations exceeded 0.5 ng/mL for all six active ingredients with sunscreen application
Measurement of anti-Müllerian hormone levels in blood can help predict the time to final menstrual period

Anti-Müllerian Hormone Predicts Time to Final Menstrual Period

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AUC significantly greater for predicting FMP within next 24 months with AMH- versus FSH-based models
In consensus statements from the American College of Radiology and the National Kidney Foundation

Recommendations Issued for CT Contrast Use in Kidney Disease

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Experts say risk overstated for use of IV iodinated contrast media in patients with reduced renal function
From 2008 to 2016

2008 to 2016 Saw Decline in Primary Care Visits for Children

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Increases seen in visits to other acute care venues and to specialists during the same period
Prolonged electrocardiographic monitoring of patients presenting to the emergency department with syncope is a safe alternative to hospitalization

Prolonged ECG Monitoring for Syncope in ED Feasible, Safe

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Diagnostic accuracy of ECG monitoring fair, but sensitivity increases with >12 hours of monitoring
The impact of drug use in the United States is likely to be higher than estimated

Full Impact of Drug Use on U.S. Mortality Not Captured by Data

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Estimated number of drug-associated deaths 2.2 times higher than number of drug-coded deaths
Time of day for taking warfarin makes no difference on the drug's effectiveness

Time of Day for Taking Warfarin Does Not Matter

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Morning or evening administration makes no difference on time outside target INR range
Intensive care units in hospitals with large numbers of minority patients have shown little improvement in critical illness mortality

Less Improvement in Outcomes Seen at Minority-Serving ICUs

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Disparity found in risk for critical illness mortality at hospitals serving more minority patients
No harms come from screening for Alzheimer disease and related dementias in primary care

Primary Care Screening for Dementia Not Harmful

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No increases for depressive, anxiety symptoms seen with screening in rural, suburban, urban primary care clinics
There is considerable variation in listed charges for simple intensity-modulated radiation therapy used in prostate cancer treatment

Intensity-Modulated Radiation Charges for Prostate Cancer Vary

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Mean charge for standard 28-fraction was $111,728.80, 10.1 times the price paid by Medicare