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Bowing to public pressure

DEA Halts Move to Ban Controversial Herbal Kratom

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Researchers say kratom may help them develop nonaddictive alternatives to opioids
Some LivaNova PLC (formerly Sorin Group Deutschland GmbH) Stockert 3T heater-cooler devices might have been contaminated with Mycobacterium chimaera during manufacturing

CDC: Possible Contamination of Open-Heart Surgery Devices

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Hospitals to check to see which type of heater-coolers are in use
The racial gap for breast cancer mortality is closing

Downward Trend in U.S. Breast Cancer Mortality Continues

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And the disparity between black and white women is narrowing, CDC says
The first complete genome sequence of a sample of Zika virus derived from semen has been obtained

Complete Genome Sequence of Zika Isolated From Semen

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Many answers to questions about the virus may lie in the viral genome
The risk of dementia might be doubled for prostate cancer patients who are treated with androgen-deprivation therapy

Androgen Deprivation Therapy May Raise Dementia Risk

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Men on ADT found to have twice the risk of developing dementia within five years of treatment
Migrants from countries with a high incidence of tuberculosis who undergo screening before entry to low-incidence countries pose a negligible risk of onward transmission but are at increased risk of the infection

Migrants Screened for Active TB Pose Negligible Transmission Risk

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Screening, monitoring, treatment important in continuing downward trend of tuberculosis incidence
Hospitals in states that implemented Medicaid expansion in 2014 had a significant increase in Medicaid revenue

Medicaid Revenue Up in States With Medicaid Expansion

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Increased Medicaid revenue, improved profit margins for hospitals in 19 states with expansion
Molecular autopsy is able to uncover a likely or plausible cause of death in 40 percent of cases of unexpected death in young people

Molecular Autopsy Finds Cause in 40 Percent of Unexpected Deaths

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Findings also reveal many inherited variants of unknown significance
Obesity before a cancer diagnosis is associated with an increased risk for overall and individual secondary primary cancers in males

Obesity Ups Risk for Secondary Primary Cancers in Men

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Higher risk of secondary primary cancer in obese male survivors versus general population
For nulliparous women

Delayed Pushing Linked to Longer Second Stage of Labor

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Delayed pushing also increases odds of cesarean delivery but not adverse neonatal outcomes