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High Salt Intake Impacts Gut Microbiome
But, gut bacteria may be a therapeutic target to counteract effects of high-salt diets
Certain Traits Tied to More HIV Tests in Transgender Individuals
Those who are female, black, or sex workers are likely to have undergone more testing
Osimertinib Tops Standard EGFR-TKI for EGFR+ NSCLC
Significantly longer median progression-free survival for osimertinib in previously untreated NSCLC
Distinct Features for Drug Use-Related Endophthalmitis
Injection drug users have fewer comorbidities and more improvement in visual acuity after intervention
Dating Violence Victimization, Nonmedical Rx Med Use Linked
Nonmedical use of prescription drugs linked to dating violence for male, female high school students
NAFLD Linked to Increased Cancer Incidence Rate
NAFLD strongly tied to development of hepatocellular carcinoma, CRC in males, breast cancer in females
Attributes of High-Value Primary Care Identified
Significant attributes include decision support for evidence-based medicine, careful specialist selection
SMS Reminders Moderately Effective for Flu Vaccination
One additional high-risk patient immunized for every 29 SMSs sent, costing $3.48
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Reduce Neuropathic Pain
After 5 years, more than half of patients with painful diabetic polyneuropathy had treatment success
Fat Distribution May Influence Bone Strength in Adolescence
Inverse links for visceral adiposity, bone strength in girls and central adiposity, bone strength in boys
