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A primary-care-based teleretinal diabetic retinopathy screening program can reduce wait times for DR screening and increase overall screening rates

Teleretinal Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Ups Screening Rates

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Implementation of TDRS program reduces median time to screening from 158 to 17 days
Childhood adiposity is associated with increased odds of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Childhood Adiposity Linked to Later Risk of Fatty Liver Disease

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Likelihood of having NAFLD and ALT elevation can be mitigated by becoming nonobese in adulthood
For patients undergoing dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary intervention with a drug-eluting stent

DAPT Cessation Patterns Vary With Diabetes Status After PCI

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Risk of major adverse cardiovascular events up for DAPT disruption, regardless of diabetes status
Marathon runners can develop acute kidney injury and diagnostic indicators of tubular injury

Marathon Runners Show Signs of Short-Term Kidney Injury

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Injury and repair biomarker levels suggest structural damage to renal tubules
Pregnant women with intellectual and developmental disabilities are at increased risk for adverse maternal and offspring outcomes

Pregnancy Risks Upped in Women With Intellectual Disability

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Also, offspring at increased risk for preterm birth, small for gestational age
Zejula (niraparib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adult women with recurrent epithelial ovarian

FDA Approves Zejula for Certain Female Cancers

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PARP inhibitor may help fight tumors affecting the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or peritoneum
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concludes that there is currently insufficient evidence to weigh the benefits and harms of screening for celiac disease in asymptomatic adults

USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Celiac Dz Screen in Asymptomatic

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Insufficient evidence for weighing benefits, harms of screening for celiac disease in asymptomatic
For women with stage I endometrial cancer

Lap, Abdominal Hysterectomy Equal for Early Endometrial CA

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Equivalent disease-free survival at 4.5 years for stage I endometrial cancer with TAH, TLH
For patients with Parkinson's disease

Regular Exercise Slows Decline Even in Advanced Parkinson’s Dz

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Slower declines in health-related quality of life, mobility for increasing exercise by 30 minutes/week
The volume of insurance advertisements during the first Affordable Care Act enrollment period correlated with change in uninsurance rates

TV Ads for ACA Enrollment Linked to Decline in Uninsured Rates

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Counties exposed to higher volumes of local insurance ads had larger drop in uninsurance