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More than half of older nonretired adults need help understanding their health insurance benefits

Older Adults Need More Help Navigating Health Care System

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Better understanding of health insurance benefits may help with navigating health care system, survey finds
A triplet combination of therapies (encorafenib

Triplet Tx Ups Survival in BRAF V600E-Mutated Colorectal Cancer

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Overall survival longer for encorafenib, cetuximab, and binimetinib combo versus standard therapy
Hyperemesis gravidarum is associated with a higher risk for autism spectrum disorder

Hyperemesis Gravidarum Linked to Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Rates of ASD increased for children exposed to HG in utero; risk up for boys, girls, whites, Hispanics
From 2014 to 2018

2014 to 2018 Saw Drop in Flavored Tobacco Products in Youth

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Current use of flavored e-cigarettes among high school students increased during same period
Low bone mineral density is common in childhood leukemia and lymphoma survivors

Factors Predict Low BMD in Pediatric Blood Cancer Survivors

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Low bone mineral density detected during guideline-recommended dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
The number of Americans sickened with a severe lung illness tied to vaping continues to climb

Cases of Serious Vaping-Linked Lung Injury Now Top 1,000

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New England Journal of Medicine article presents lung histopathology findings from recent cases
Despite recent outbreaks among unvaccinated people

United States Will Keep Measles Elimination Status

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Elimination status can be removed by the WHO when measles has been spreading continuously for a year
A three-in-one inhaler therapy can improve lung function and reduce asthma attacks in adults with uncontrolled disease

Three-Drug Single Inhaler Treats Uncontrolled Asthma in Adults

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Findings seen in two large international clinical trials comparing three-drug inhaler to two-drug inhaler
Ligelizumab appears to be a safe and effective treatment option for chronic spontaneous urticaria

Ligelizumab Safely, Effectively Treats Hives

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Doses of 72 mg or 240 mg tied to complete control of symptoms after 12-week trial
From 2014 to 2018

2014 to 2018 Saw Decrease in Twin Birth Rate in U.S.

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Four percent decrease to 32.6 twins per 1,000 total births marked lowest rate in more than a decade