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Excess cardiovascular risk varies with age at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes

Excess Cardiac Risk Varies With Age of Onset of T1DM

Excess risk differed by up to five times across different diagnosis age groups
One-third of women of reproductive age report better ability to access birth control and family planning services with Medicaid expansion coverage

Medicaid Expansion Ups Access to Family Planning Services

1 in 3 women of reproductive age report better ability to access birth control, family planning services
Formal mindfulness-based stress reduction appears to be both feasible and acceptable to surgical interns

Mindfulness Training Acceptable Among Surgical Interns

Mindfulness-based stress reduction integrated into personal, professional settings over 12 months
More than one-third of enlisted soldiers with a documented suicide attempt have no history of mental health diagnosis

Many Soldiers Who Attempt Suicide Have No Mental Health Dx

Similar medical, legal, family risk factors tied to suicide attempt regardless of mental health history
In patients with progressive multiple sclerosis

Ibudilast Appears to Slow Brain Atrophy Progression in MS

In phase 2 randomized trial, 2.5 ml less brain-tissue loss with ibudilast than with placebo over 96 weeks
Preemptive pain medication is safe and reduces pain in the early postoperative period for patients undergoing anorectal surgery

Preemptive Analgesia May Cut Post-Op Pain in Anorectal Surgery

Preoperative pain medications reduce pain and narcotic use in the early post-op period
Very young children with urinary tract infections who receive parenteral antibiotics before emergency department discharge do not have lower rates of revisits leading to admission than children receiving oral antibiotics

Pediatric Revisits, Admissions for UTI Similar With Oral or IV Meds

Findings support ED discharge with oral antibiotics for children with urinary tract infection
Overall

14.6 Percent of U.S. Adults Used Marijuana in Past Year

Prevalence of use was 20 percent in states with legal recreational use, 12 percent where no use is legal
Medical collections decrease substantially with age

Medical Bills in Collections Decrease With Patient Age

Mediating roles probable for increases in health insurance coverage and incomes
An allergen in red meat may be tied to heart disease

An Allergy to Red Meat May Be Tied to Heart Disease

Allergen may represent a novel, potentially modifiable risk factor for coronary atherosclerosis