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The emerging multidrug-resistant yeast Candida auris is causing invasive healthcare-associated infections with high mortality internationally

Candida auris Causing Healthcare-Associated Infections

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CDC recommends reporting suspected cases to authorities, exercising infection control
Several factors impact parents' management of their children's postoperative pain at home

Several Factors Impact Parent Management of Child Postop Pain

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Parents' experiences impacted by need to balance pros and cons of administering meds
Adolescent girls have the highest risk of suffering from intense back pain related to schoolbag use

Teen Girls at Highest Risk of Schoolbag-Linked Back Pain

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Adolescent girls have highest risk of severe back pain regardless of schoolbag load
Laser treatment of pigmented lesions can complicate the diagnosis of melanoma and potentially lead to a delay in diagnosis

Laser Tx of Pigmented Lesions May Obscure Melanoma Diagnosis

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In nine of 11 cases identified, no histologic assessment was conducted before laser therapy
The magnitude of the association between a multilocus genetic risk score for body mass index and BMI is larger for individuals born in later birth cohorts

Genetic Risk Score Impact on BMI Varies Across Birth Cohorts

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Larger magnitude of association between genetic risk score for BMI and BMI in later birth cohorts
Americans get more than half of their daily calories from seven farm foods that are subsidized by the U.S. government

Obesity Tied to Consumption of U.S. Subsidy Crops

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Majority of calories consumed came from among seven subsidized food products
History of Staphylococcus aureus  bacteremia in a first-degree relative

Familial Clustering of Staphylococcus aureus Found

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Higher rate of S. aureus bacteremia among first-degree relatives, especially siblings
Gadolinium exposure seems not to be associated with parkinsonism

Gadolinium Exposure From MRI Not Linked to Parkinsonism

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No significantly increased risk of parkinsonism for patients with cumulative gadolinium exposure
Deutetrabenazine results in improved motor signs at 12 weeks among patients with chorea associated with Huntington's disease

Deutetrabenazine Improves Motor Signs in Huntington’s

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Improved motor signs for patients with chorea associated with Huntington's disease
Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are increasingly being legalized

Euthanasia, Doc-Assisted Suicide Increasingly Being Legalized

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Increasing, strong public support for euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in Western Europe