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The prevalence of diabetes was 14.0 percent among U.S. adults in 2013 to 2016

Total Diabetes at 14 Percent in U.S. Adults for 2013-2016

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Prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes 9.7 and 4.3 percent; prevalence increased with age
Checkpoint blockade immunotherapy is associated with significant increases in overall survival in a real-world population of patients undergoing treatment for melanoma brain metastases

Novel Immunotherapy May Up Survival in Melanoma Brain Mets

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Findings in patients receiving checkpoint blockade immunotherapy for melanoma brain metastases
There is a positive association between residential levels of air pollution and being diagnosed with dementia

Positive Link Between Air Pollution, Diagnosis of Dementia

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In multipollutant models, only nitrogen dioxide, PM2.5 remained significant
The Tobacco Status Project Facebook smoking cessation intervention for young adults does not improve abstinence from smoking over one year

Facebook Program Doesn’t Up Smoking Abstinence at One Year

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But, intervention engaged young adults, increased abstinence at end of three-month treatment
High-risk anticholinergic prescriptions are listed for 6.2 percent of visits of older adults

High-Risk Anticholinergics Prescribed to 6 Percent of Elderly

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Correlates of receiving prescription include female sex, specific physician specialty, geographic region
Inflammatory back pain often resolves

Inflammatory Back Pain Resolves in Many Patients

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Progression to SpA in 30 percent of patients; uveitis, male sex, family history predict progression
From 2013 to 2016

In 2016, Proportion of Uninsured Americans Down to 10 Percent

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Larger reductions in uninsured rate in Medicaid expansion states, from 15.3 to 7.6 percent
Recommendations have been developed to support pediatric providers in managing patients with a diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

AAP Report Addresses Managing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

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Recommendations developed to support pediatric providers in managing patients with FASD diagnosis
Physician-group accountable care organizations (ACOs) participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program generated significantly more savings for Medicare that grew from 2012 to 2015 compared with hospital-integrated ACOs

Physician-Group ACOs Generate Medicare Savings

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Savings grow with longer participation and are significantly higher than hospital-integrated ACOs
Components of pharmacist-led discharge counseling vary widely

Components of Pharmacist-Led Discharge Counseling Vary

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Use of a dosage schedule, teach-back technique more commonly reported in studies outside the U.S.