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Ingestion of a button battery can cause mucosal damage in pediatric patients

DDW: Ingested Button Battery Can Cause Gastric Injury

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Eighty-six percent of pediatric patients with BB ingestion had visual evidence of mucosal damage
Millennial parents are more likely to text while driving than older parents

Millennial Parents Found More Likely to Drive Distracted

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Parents born between 1981 and 1996 more likely to read text messages while driving with children in the car
Transgender women receiving hormone treatments are at greater risk for developing breast cancer than cisgender men

Hormone Therapy in Transgender Women Ups Breast Cancer Risk

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Transgender people on hormones, cisgender people should follow same breast cancer screening guidelines
More than one-third of patients on statin therapy fail to achieve therapeutic low-density lipoprotein cholesterol thresholds

One-Third of Patients on Statins Do Not Reach Target Thresholds

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Not reaching thresholds places patients at increased risk for cardiovascular events
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Medicaid Expansion Cuts Racial Disparities in Preterm Births

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Overall rates of low birth weight unchanged, but reduction seen in disparities for black infants
Backyard flocks of live poultry have been linked with Salmonella outbreaks that have sickened 52 people in 21 states

CDC: Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Backyard Poultry

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52 people sickened and five people have been hospitalized; no deaths reported
Pool chemical injuries led to an estimated 13

Pool Chemical Injuries Led to ~13,500 ED Visits in 2015-2017

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More than one-third of injuries occurred among patients aged younger than 18 years
More than 50

Many Lives Could Be Saved if All Hospitals Had Grade A Rating

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Patients at D, F hospitals have 91.8 percent increased risk for avoidable death compared with A hospitals
Prices paid to hospitals for privately insured patients in 2017 averaged 241 percent of what Medicare would have paid

Private Insurers Pay 241 Percent of What Medicare Would Pay

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RAND researchers recommend private insurers move toward fixed-price arrangements
The use of a mobile prenatal care app can reduce in-person obstetric visits but does not impact patient or provider satisfaction

Prenatal Care App Can Reduce In-Person Obstetric Visits

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No significant difference in patient or provider satisfaction with use of app