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In-hospital postnatal education about infant pain management at vaccinations leads to more frequent use of pain relief interventions

Postnatal Education Increases Pain Relief Use at Vaccinations

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Moms given info about infant pain management more likely to breastfeed, give sucrose, anesthestics
Young adults who report injecting drugs or using heroin

High Uptake, Acceptability of Rapid Fentanyl Test Strips

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Significant link between receiving positive results, reporting positive change in overdose risk behavior
For individuals with knee osteoarthritis

ACR: Walking Each Day May Cut Risk for TKA Over Five Years

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Replacing 5 minutes of non-walking time with 5 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous walking beneficial
For individuals with obstructive sleep apnea

Short Respiratory Event Duration Ups Mortality Risk in OSA

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Individuals with shortest-duration events had adjusted hazard ratio of 1.31 for all-cause mortality
Recommendations have been developed for nomenclature of cognitive changes associated with anesthesia and surgery; the recommendations were published in the November issue of Anesthesiology.

Changes in Nomenclature for Perioperative Cognitive Disorders

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'Perioperative neurocognitive disorders' is broad term for cognitive impairment in perioperative period
Guidelines have been updated to support the health care transition from adolescence to adulthood

Guidelines Outlined to Ease Peds Transition to Adult Health Care

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Recommendations developed in realms of infrastructure, education, payment, research
For patients with active radiographic axial spondyloarthritis and prior inadequate response or intolerance to one or two tumor necrosis factor inhibitors

ACR: Ixekizumab Tops Placebo in Axial Spondyloarthritis

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Significant improvements for patients with prior inadequate response, intolerance to TNFi
Adolescents and young adults are increasingly using electronic cigarette products such as pod-based systems but have misperceptions and lack of knowledge about these products

Adolescent, Young Adult Pod-Based E-Cigarette Use Up

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But just 40 percent of e-cigarette users reported a perceived chance of experiencing social, health risks
Measuring the percentage of weight regained following the maximum amount of weight lost after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery best predicts a patient's risk for several serious health problems

Percent Weight Regain Predicts Health Risks Post-Bariatric Surgery

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Based on long-term follow-up, percent regain after max weight loss tied to most health outcomes
Individuals who develop diabetes or prediabetes have elevated fasting plasma glucose at least 10 years before diagnosis

Glucose Dysregulation Seen Years Before Diabetes Diagnosis

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Fasting plasma glucose, BMI elevated 10 years before diagnosis of prediabetes, diabetes