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First-year residents experience worsening sleep duration and quality as well as daytime sleepiness

Residents’ Sleep Deteriorates During Training

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Worsening seen for sleep duration, quality of sleep, and daytime sleepiness
A U.S. National Institutes of Health oversight panel will no longer review all applications for gene therapy experiments

NIH Panel Will No Longer Review Gene Therapy Experiments

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FDA will now assess gene therapy experiments and products as it does with other treatments, drugs
Doctors recently removed a contact lens that was embedded in a woman's eyelid for nearly three decades after she was hit in the eye while playing badminton. The case was highlighted in the Aug. 10 online edition of BMJ Case Reports.

Doctors Remove Contact Lens Embedded in Eyelid for Years

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Lens was encapsulated within the upper eyelid soft tissue since childhood eye trauma
Brucella canis is an under-recognized infection in dogs that poses a threat to human health

CDC: Brucellosis in Dogs Remains a Public Health Risk

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Infection is under-recognized, may remain a threat without stronger intervention measures
Methylphenidate should be considered as a first choice for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents

Methylphenidate Good First-Choice Pediatric ADHD Drug

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For adults, amphetamines are reasonable first choice to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Practice names and logos should be carefully designed to emphasize what is unique about a practice

Practice Names, Logos Should Be Carefully Designed

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The logo should be simple and easy to identify, should send a message about the medical practice
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is independently and inversely associated with total cholesterol

Vit D Independently, Inversely Tied to Cholesterol in Children

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Gene variants do not modify the associations of 25(OH)D with lipids
Ibalizumab has antiviral activity among patients with multidrug resistant HIV-1 infection

Ibalizumab Active in Multidrug Resistant HIV-1 Infection

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Lower degree of susceptibility to ibalizumab for nine of 10 patients with virology failure, rebound
Smoking cessation accompanied by weight gain is linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Weight Gain After Quitting Smoking May Up T2DM Risk

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But temporary increase in type 2 diabetes risk does not attenuate benefits on total, CVD mortality
After the expanded coverage provisions of the Affordable Care Act were implemented in 2014

ACA Coverage Gains Include Workers Without Insurance

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Reduction in uninsurance rate among this group larger than that of not-employed adults