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Primary care physicians working in patient-centered medical home (PCMH) practices more often have PCMH-related functions available

More Functions Available for Physicians at PCMH Practices

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Higher performance, availability of patient-centered medical home-related functions at PCMH practices
Children who start seeing the dentist before age 2 may not lower their risk of cavity treatment as they grow older

Early Dental Visits Don’t Appear to Prevent Cavities in Children

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Preventive care didn't help Medicaid patients under 2 in one state, but more research is needed
Young people with type 2 diabetes are much more likely to show signs of complications from the disease than those who have type 1 diabetes

Complication Rates Often Higher in Youth With T2DM Versus T1DM

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However, no longer an excess of complications for type 2 diabetes after controlling for obesity
Skin cancers linked to indoor tanning are estimated to have cost the U.S. health care system hundreds of millions of dollars in 2015

Indoor Tanning Cost U.S. Health Care $343 Million Annually

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Skin cancers from ultraviolet light in devices totaled $343.1 million in 2015 alone, researchers say
Some U.S. hospitals might be charging private insurers twice as much for knee and hip replacements as the implants typically cost

Hospitals May Be Overcharging for Hip, Knee Replacements

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Prices double the average costs for the implants, but only one insurer included in the research
Exposure to neuraminidase inhibitors during pregnancy is not associated with adverse neonatal outcomes or congenital malformations

Exposure to Neuraminidase Inhibitors in Utero Not Harmful

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No increased risks of adverse neonatal outcomes or congenital malformations with in utero exposure
Most non-foot specialist clinical faculty members at a large academic institution have poor or complete lack of knowledge of Charcot neuroarthropathy

Poor Knowledge of Charcot Neuroarthropathy Reported

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Clinicians with better knowledge of CN more likely to provide correct initial management
For patients with ulcerative colitis in clinical

Relapse Rate 18.6 Percent for Ulcerative Colitis

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Independent predictors of relapse were NSAID use and vitamin A intake for patients in remission
Use of salicylic acid peeling and microdermabrasion are associated with dermal morphological changes consistent with the repair process

Salicylic Acid, Microdermabrasion Linked to Wound Healing

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Linked to thickened epidermal layer, shallow dermal papillae, dense collagen, elastic fibers
Antithrombotic drug use is associated with increased risk of subdural hematoma

Subdural Hematomas Rising Alongside Antithrombotic Use

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Highest odds of subdural hematoma for combined use of vitamin K antagonist and antiplatelet drug