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Adults with cerebral palsy have an increased prevalence of mental health disorders

Risk for Mental Health Disorders Up for Adults With Cerebral Palsy

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Prevalence of some mental health disorder categories higher with CP, neurodevelopmental disorders
Possible vaping-related breathing problems have led to the hospitalization of 14 teens and young adults in two states. There were 11 cases of severe breathing problems in Wisconsin and three in Illinois

Vaping Likely to Blame for 14 Hospitalizations in Two States

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Patients had severe respiratory symptoms; vaping the only apparent link between the cases
For patients presenting with sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Education Emphasized in Guidelines on Sudden Hearing Loss

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Patients should be educated about condition, benefits and risk of medical interventions
More frequent social contact during midlife is associated with a lower dementia risk and better cognitive trajectories

More Social Contact at Age 60 Linked to Lower Dementia Risk

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More frequent social contact during midlife linked to better subsequent cognitive trajectory
Machine learning can classify participants into levels of expertise with 90 percent accuracy in a virtual reality neurosurgical tumor resection simulation

Machine Learning Algorithms Can Classify Surgical Expertise in VR Simulation

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Participants were classified by level of expertise with 90 percent accuracy, using six parameters
Girls who are more physically active in childhood may have better lung function in adolescence

Childhood Physical Activity Improves Lung Function for Adolescent Girls

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Association not observed for boys; authors say high prevalence of physical inactivity 'worrying'
Blood pressure

BP, Waist Circumference, Lipids Should Be Measured Regularly

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Lifestyle management should be priority for prevention of ASCVD, T2DM in patients at metabolic risk
For Mexican children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Overweight, Obesity May Up Early Mortality Risk in Pediatric ALL

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But no correlation seen for overweight or obesity with early relapse in cohort of Mexican children with ALL
Efpeglenatide once weekly leads to dose-dependent reductions in glucose and body weight in patients with early type 2 diabetes

Study Explores Dose Ranges for Efpeglenatide in Early T2DM

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Safety profile consistent with other long-acting glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists
The risk for cardiovascular deaths is increased among patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis

Risk for Cardiovascular Deaths Increased With Hip, Knee OA

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No increased mortality found for most causes of death