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Increasing demands are leading to burnout among pharmacists

Increasing Demands Leading to Pharmacist Burnout

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Strategies to address burnout include taking vacation time, reflecting on work, relying on others for help
All activities (of light intensity upward) are beneficial for older men

All Physical Activity Tied to Reduced Mortality in Older Men

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Similarly beneficial effect for accumulation of activity in bouts of ≥10 minutes, sporadic minutes
School performance is significantly lower for children with prenatal exposure to valproate

Prenatal Valproate Exposure May Impact School Performance

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Significant decrease in school performance for offspring exposed to valproate versus lamotrigine
Many patients with non-cancer-related chronic pain prescribed long-term opioids may wish to taper their opioid use

Chronic Opioid Users May Wish to Taper Opioid Use

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In study completers, median morphine equivalent daily dose fell from 288 mg to 150 mg in four months
Perioperative glucose predicts 30-day mortality linearly in noncardiac surgical patients and nonlinearly in cardiac surgical patients

Perioperative Glucose but Not A1C Predicts Surgical Outcomes

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A1C is not associated with increased 30-day mortality after controlling for glucose
Compared with men

Mental Stress-Induced Myocardial Ischemia Risk Up for Women

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Peripheral vasoconstriction, microvascular dysfunction may affect MSIMI risk in women only
Accelerated lung function decline is seen in women responsible for cleaning at home or working in occupational cleaning

Accelerated Lung Function Decline for Women Who Clean

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Faster decline in women responsible for cleaning at home, occupational cleaners, but not for men
For men with metastatic melanoma treated with targeted or immune therapy

Obesity Linked to Improved Survival in Metastatic Melanoma

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Survival benefit limited to male patients receiving targeted therapy, immunotherapy
Introduction of a new model of screening and protocoled treatment with medications for opioid addiction treatment

Treatment Model Linked to Drop in Post-Incarceration Overdoses

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Introduction of model to treat opioid use disorder tied to drop in overdose deaths after incarceration
Fecal immunochemical test is a reliable noninvasive marker for predicting mucosal healing in ulcerative colitis patients

Fecal Immunochemical Test Predicts Mucosal Healing in UC

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Meta-analysis finds FIT is a reliable, non-invasive marker for mucosal healing in ulcerative colitis