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Advertising current local health-related research using large TV monitors in emergency department waiting rooms can increase the short-term interest in health-related research

Advertising Can Promote Interest in Health-Related Research

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Short-term interest significantly increased for those viewing large TV monitors in ED waiting room
Smokers would have to get past some gruesome imagery to purchase a pack of cigarettes under a new rule proposed Thursday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Proposes Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes

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New labels would be the most significant change to cigarette labels in more than 35 years
A vaping industry group has launched legal action to delay the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's upcoming review of electronic cigarettes.

Vaping Industry Group Sues to Delay FDA Review of E-Cigarettes

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Current deadline is May 2020 for all companies to submit their vaping products for federal review
One in seven internal medicine residents report being bullied since starting residency training

One in Seven Internal Medicine Residents Report Being Bullied

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International graduates, lower-performing residents, non-native English speakers most likely to report bullying
From 2000 to 2016

Burden of Obesity-Associated Cancers Shifted to Younger Age Groups

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Large study shows particular increase in the 50- to 64-year-old age group from 2000 to 2016
The economic burden of disease progression is considerable among multiple myeloma patients receiving drug therapy across all lines of therapy

Cost Burden of Disease Progression High in Multiple Myeloma

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For patients receiving drug therapy, economic burden substantial across lines of therapy
From 2005 to 2016

2005-2016 Saw No Improvement in Diabetes Care Cascade

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Women and non-Hispanic blacks have lower odds of achieving composite target
More than one-third of U.S. nonsmoking youth are exposed to secondhand smoke from tobacco

CDC: Over One-Third of U.S. Youth Exposed to Secondhand Smoke

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SHS-exposed youth increased with decreasing family income
Nonpersistence and low adherence are common among younger adults initiating antihypertensive medications and have not improved over time

Nonpersistence, Low Adherence to BP Meds Common in Under 65s

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Relative risks of nonpersistence, low adherence lower with initiation of ACEi, ARB, multiclass regimen
In 2017

Half of Physician Directors of NCI Cancer Centers Receive Industry Payments

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Authors question whether these payments serve the public interest