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Obesity is associated with worse outcomes in skilled nursing facility residents receiving post-acute care for hip fracture

Obesity Worsens Skilled Nursing Facility Outcomes After Hip Fx

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Findings among Medicare beneficiaries receiving post-acute care for hip fracture
Electronic cigarette use is most common among current smokers

E-Cigarettes Don’t Seem to Aid Smoking Cessation Efforts

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Dual users had the highest prevalence of respiratory symptoms
The C-509T allele in the promoter region of transforming growth factor β is associated with radiation-induced breast fibrosis risk among patients with early-stage breast cancer

TGFB1 Mutation Ups Radiation-Induced Breast Fibrosis Risk

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C-509T allele and postoperative cosmetic surgery significantly linked to breast fibrosis risk
Uniform application of gestational diabetes mellitus diagnostic thresholds may not be appropriate in populations across the world

Single Threshold May Not Be Feasible for Gestational Diabetes

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Diagnostic thresholds should be adapted using local populations, authors say
A hospital certification program offered by the American Heart Association and The Joint Commission will be made available to hospitals seeking to implement exceptional efforts to foster better quality of care and outcomes for patients with advanced heart failure

AHA Introduces Heart Failure Certification Program

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Program for heart failure management and implementation of clinical practice guidelines
Anticipation of how providers will receive feedback is important for antimicrobial stewardship programs to consider in informing educational messaging

How Doctors Receive Feedback Is Key for Antimicrobial Programs

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For inpatient providers, disagreement about antimicrobial use attribution rises with complexity
A Wisconsin man had his lower legs and hands amputated after developing a rare blood infection caused by bacteria in dog saliva.

Dog’s Saliva Caused Bacterial Infection Leading to Amputations

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Patient probably contracted infection from being licked by his dog
A Salmonella outbreak linked to Hy-Vee Spring Pasta Salad has now sickened 79 people in nine states. Eighteen people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported

Update on Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Hy-Vee Spring Pasta Salad

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79 people have fallen ill; 18 people have been hospitalized; no deaths reported to date
The National Guideline Clearinghouse and National Quality Measures Clearinghouse websites were taken down on July 16 when funding for these federal databases ended

National Guideline Clearinghouse Offline Due to Funding Cuts

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An initiative of AHRQ, guideline.gov now offline due to lack of federal funding
Exposing infants to alcohol through breastfeeding may reduce their cognitive ability at age 6 to 7 years

Alcohol Exposure Via Breastmilk May Affect Infant Development

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Exposure to alcohol through breastmilk linked to reduction in cognitive ability at age 6 to 7 years