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Health Care Spending Up, Mainly Due to Rising Prices
Spending increasing despite no change or decline in utilization of most health care services
Hearing Loss Common Among Heart Failure Patients
But HF isn't independently tied to hearing loss after demographic, clinical characteristics accounted for
MRI Diagnostic for Differentiating Low-Grade Bladder Cancers
Diffusion-weighted imaging and use of higher field strengths further improve accuracy
Specific White Matter Patterns Linked to Youth Psychopathology
Transdiagnostic significance of this feature confirmed across range of clinical domains, cognitive test scores
Pre-Op Physical Therapy May Cut Pulmonary Complications
Patients undergoing elective upper abdominal surgery may benefit from breathing exercise training
Most ICU Patient Alarms Not Clinically Accurate or Relevant
Definition and measurement of clinical relevance varies by study
Parental Supply of Alcohol to Adolescents Is Harmful
Odds of subsequent binge consumption, alcohol-related harm, symptoms of alcohol-use disorder up
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome Ups Risk of Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Following radical prostatectomy, higher BMI increases risk of recurrence for prostate cancer
Body Fat Linked to Breast Cancer Risk in Normal-BMI Women
High whole-body, trunk fat mass tied to higher risk of ER-positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women
Sleep Duration, Cycle Linked to Childhood Body Weight
Shorter sleep duration, more fragmented circadian rhythms, increased intradaily variability tied to BMI
