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A rule with six criteria can determine whether patients can be safely discharged from the emergency department after a one-hour observation period following prehospital naloxone administration

Discharge One Hour After Naloxone for OD May Be Option

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New rule has sensitivity, specificity of 84.1, 62.1 percent for patients receiving prehospital naloxone
Psoriasis is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular interventions in patients with hypertension

Hypertension With Psoriasis Tied to More Cardiac Interventions

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In patients with hypertension, psoriasis linked to increased risk for cardiovascular procedures, surgeries
Both initiation and completion of the process of epiphyseal fusion are occurring earlier in children than they did a century ago

Children Reaching Bone Maturity Earlier

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In hand and wrist bones, epiphyseal fusion is initiated, completed earlier now than a century ago
Population-level data can help medical practitioners use electronic health records to identify patients at risk for cardiovascular disease

Applying Population Health Data IDs Patients at Risk for CVD

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Patients at risk for cardiovascular disease identified even with missing electronic health record data
The risks for therapy-related myelodysplastic syndrome or acute myeloid leukemia are elevated after chemotherapy use for solid tumors

Myelodysplastic Syndrome/AML Risk Increased After Chemo

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Since 2000, risks for therapy-related myelodysplastic syndrome, AML up after chemo for solid cancers
Body mass index increases in middle school students can be limited by school-based nutrition policies but not by physical activity policies

School Nutrition Programs Slow BMI Gains in Children

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Promoting healthier eating in middle school more effective than adding physical activity
During early recovery

Early Classification Predicts One-Year Trauma Outcomes

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Six-week assessment of risk, protective factors explains one-year functional, health outcomes
Newborn genomic sequencing can detect the risk for disease onset during childhood and actionable adult-onset disease

Newborn Genomic Sequencing Can Identify Disease Risk

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Sequencing detects risk for disorders not anticipated based on infants' known clinical, family history
There is considerable international variation in radiation doses for computed tomography examinations

International Radiation Doses Vary for CT Exams

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Dose variation due to institutional decisions regarding technical parameters
The self-report version of the Healthy Aging Brain Care Monitor is valid for assessing post-intensive care syndrome

Clinical Tool Rapidly Assesses Post-Intensive Care Syndrome

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27-item questionnaire found to be valid clinical tool for assessing PICS