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Higher 30-day payments for acute myocardial infarction care for both inpatient care and in multiple settings after discharge are associated with lower 30-day mortality among Medicare beneficiaries

Higher Myocardial Infarction Care Payments Improve Mortality

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Findings based on Medicare 30-day payments for both inpatient care and after discharge
Infants given soy-based formula have reproductive system differences compared with those given cow-milk formula or breast milk

Soy-Based Formula Tied to Reproductive Differences

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Differences in reproductive cells, tissues in infants given soy formula vs. cow-milk formula, breast milk
Use of the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide is associated with a substantially increased risk of non-melanoma skin cancer

Hydrochlorothiazide Tied to Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Risk

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Dose-response association seen for basal cell and especially squamous cell carcinoma
Expanding home-based primary care to American Indian reservations and other rural communities increases access to long-term care and enrollment for health care benefits within the Veterans Affairs system

Home-Based Primary Care Ups Access in Rural Areas

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Program increased health care access for veterans inside and outside of the Indian Health Service
Short-term proton pump inhibitor use

Short-Term PPIs Tied to Higher Hip Fracture Risk in Alzheimer’s

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No association seen with long-term or cumulative proton pump inhibitor use in Alzheimer's patients
Open-flame and/or high-temperature cooking are associated with increased risk of hypertension

Open-Flame/High-Temperature Cooking Ups Hypertension Risk

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High frequency of open-flame/high-temp cooking, preference for higher meat doneness tied to HTN
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease-related

Sweetened Drinks Linked to Increased Risk of Mortality

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Risk of CVD-related, CHD-related, all-cause mortality up for highest versus lowest quartile of intake
High-flow oxygen therapy may be more effective than standard oxygen therapy in preventing care escalation among infants with bronchiolitis treated outside an intensive care unit

High-Flow O2 Therapy Feasible for Infants With Bronchiolitis

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Tied to lower rate of care escalation than standard oxygen therapy in infants treated outside ICU
Antibiotic treatment for Helicobacter pylori in patients who underwent endoscopic resection of early-stage gastric cancer or high-grade adenoma is associated with a reduced rate of metachronous gastric cancer

H. Pylori Treatment Tied to Lower Metachronous Gastric Cancer Risk

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Those treated after early CA also had improvement in atrophy grade at gastric corpus lesser curvature
Taking menopausal hormone therapy may have long-term effects on the brain

Hormone Therapy May Impact Brain Structure, Cognition

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But 3 years after menopausal HT, change in brain volumes not significantly different from placebo