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Males who were conceived using intracytoplasmic sperm injection may have lower sperm quantity and quality than those conceived naturally

Males Conceived Via ICSI May Have Sperm Abnormalities

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Intracytoplasmic sperm injection linked with lower quantity and quality of offspring's sperm
Effective strategies for managing physician burnout include mindfulness and stress-management training

Strategies Presented for Managing Physician Burnout

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Shorter workdays, stress-management training can help the more than half of U.S. physicians affected
An experimental drug -- a vasopressin antagonist called ABT-436 -- shows some promise in treating alcohol use disorder and smoking

New Drug for Alcohol Use Disorder Appears Promising

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Smokers may also benefit, results of a clinical trial suggest
The United States lags behind other advanced nations when it comes to infant mortality and the life expectancy of its citizens

Global Burden of Disease Report Evaluates the World’s Health

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Life expectancy in the United States trails other wealthy nations
Antibodies to periodontal bacteria are generally not associated with elevated risk of rheumatoid factor

Dental Bacteria Generally Not Tied to Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Only two of nineteen periodontal antibodies associated with rheumatoid factor
After adjusting for inflation

Price Increases Larger for Older Cancer Drugs Than Newer Ones

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Older meds rose 22.7 percent in price, compared to a 6.2 percent increase for newer treatments
Pregnancy behaviors and certain childbirth complications may influence a child's risk of developing obsessive compulsive disorder

Range of Perinatal Factors May Raise Risk for OCD in Offspring

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Smoking, method of delivery, birth weight, low Apgar -- all appear to contibute to greater risk
Adding daratumumab to standard treatment for advanced cases of multiple myeloma may significantly improve patients' chances of a response and even recovery

Adding Daratumumab to Standard Tx Effective in Multiple Myeloma

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43.1 percent of study patients had a complete response
Frailty often goes unrecognized in older thoracic surgery patients

Frailty Under-Recognized in Older Thoracic Surgery Patients

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Warning signs such as exhaustion increase the risk for poor outcomes
Older patients with myocardial infarction who receive immediate high-quality care from their hospital often receive a long-term survival advantage

Hospital Choice Key in Post-Myocardial Infarction Survival

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Patients treated at hospitals with better track records gained additional year of life