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The addition of intravitreous dexamethasone to continued ranibizumab therapy does not improve visual acuity in eyes with persistent diabetic macular edema after anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy

AAO: No Visual Acuity Change With Dexamethasone in DME

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Visual acuity no better with dexamethasone added to ranibizumab in persistent diabetic macular edema
About one in five U.S. adults currently uses any tobacco product

About 20 Percent of U.S. Adults Currently Use Tobacco Products

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Overall, 15.1 percent use cigarettes, with higher use among males, older adults, those with lower incomes
Patients use a mean of 8.7 of the initially prescribed 20 to 30 hydrocodone-acetaminophen combination tablets after rhinoplasty

Surgeons Often Prescribing Too Many Opioids After Rhinoplasty

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Patients use a mean of 8.7 tablets, only 40 percent of the number prescribed after rhinoplasty
Fewer than half of younger adults with colorectal cancer undergo mismatch repair deficiency of DNA testing

Use of MMR Deficiency Testing in Younger CRC Patients Is Low

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Just 43.1 percent underwent mismatch repair deficiency of DNA testing
Soluble interleukin 2 receptor has slightly better diagnostic value than angiotensin-converting enzyme for sarcoidosis in patients with uveitis

Soluble Interleukin 2 Receptor IDs Sarcoidosis in Uveitis

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sIL-2R has slightly better diagnostic value than ACE for sarcoidosis in patients with uveitis
Exposure to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medication during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of neonatal morbidity

Prenatal Exposure to ADHD Meds Tied to Neonatal Morbidity

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Increased risk of neonatal morbidity, especially central nervous system-related disorders
Among older adults

Cardiac Index Linked to Cerebral Blood Flow Regardless of CVD

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No link for cardiac index with CBF in regions other than temporal lobes, cerebrovascular reactivity
When adjuvant endocrine therapy for estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer is stopped after five years

Breast Cancer Recurrences Steady After Therapy Cessation

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Women with ER-positive BC who stop therapy after 5 years have steady recurrence rate up to 20 years

The American College of Rheumatology, Nov. 3-8

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The 81st Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology The annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology was held...
There is considerable global variation in the average primary care physician consultation length

Short PCP Consultation Length Seen Worldwide

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In 18 countries, primary care physicians spend five minutes or less with their patients