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Pediatric Opioid-Related Hospital, ICU Admissions on the Rise
Rate of pediatric hospitalization, ICU admission increased, 2004 to 2015
Gender Minorities Have Greater Mental Illness, Disability
Among Medicare beneficiaries, gender minorities use more mental health care, visit ER more often
Excretion of Volatile Organic Compounds Up in Teen E-Smokers
Excretion of metabolites of acrylonitrile, acrolein, propylene oxide, acrylamide, crotonaldehyde up
Dietary Constituents Minimally Attenuate Sodium-BP Link
Sodium-BP link persisted after controlling for 13 macronutrients, 12 vitamins, 7 minerals
Limited Evidence for Clinical Validity, Utility of ctDNA
No evidence for circulating tumor DNA assays in early-stage cancer, residual disease detection
Dexmedetomidine Found to Prevent Delirium in Critically Ill
Patients receiving low-dose dexmedetomidine report no changes in sleep quality
Global Costs of Diabetes Will Continue Rising Through 2030
Global economic burden will not decrease, even if international targets are met
Higher Positive Cardiomyopathy Genetic Detection Rates for Whites
Higher positive detection rate and lower rate of inconclusive results vs. underrepresented minorities
Volatile Organic Compounds in Feces Tied to Diet Response
In IBS, fecal VOC profiling may be useful for predicting responses to dietary interventions
Determining ‘Avoidability’ of Nursing Home Transfers Complex
Patients' symptoms, risk conditions found to be only weakly predictive of hospital diagnoses
