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A digital sepsis alert is associated with improved outcomes

Digital Sepsis Monitoring May Improve Inpatient Outcomes

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Systemwide implementation presents opportunity to improve care for patients who may have sepsis
There was a national decline in adult primary care visits from 2007 to 2016

Decline in Adult Primary Care Visits Seen in 2007 to 2016

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However, visits during the time were more comprehensive, involved more electronic follow-up
A new program to provide free HIV prevention drugs to people who cannot afford them because they do not have health insurance was announced Tuesday by the U.S. government.

New Federal Program Provides Free HIV Prevention Drugs to Uninsured

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Expanding access to PrEP is key part of government's aim of ending nation's HIV epidemic by 2030
eBay's decision to ban infant inclined sleepers from its platform

eBay Bans Infant Inclined Sleepers, Other Companies Urged to Do Same

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Earlier this year, investigation revealed inclined sleepers linked to dozens of infant deaths
High school students with a history of sports-related concussions might be at an increased risk for suicide

Concussion May Up Risk for Suicide in High School Students

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Self-reported sports-related concussion associated with risk factors for suicide completion
Inhaled cannabis reduces self-reported headache and migraine severity

Inhaled Cannabis Cuts Headache, Migraine Severity

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Findings based on self-reports from actual medical cannabis users
Low clinical pretest probability and a ᴅ-dimer of less than 1

ᴅ-dimer Test Adjusted to Clinical Probability IDs Low Risk for PE

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Use of this diagnostic strategy results in reduction in use of chest imaging
For women going through menopause

T1DM May Up Progression of CAC During Menopausal Transition

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Findings seen for progression of coronary artery calcium independent of other cardiovascular risk factors
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) converted from medial unicompartmental (or "partial") knee arthroplasty has a risk for revision that is threefold higher than that for primary TKA

Implant Survival Poor for Converted ‘Partial’ Knee Replacements

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Survival significantly inferior for TKAs converted from UKAs compared with primary TKAs
Exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with a higher risk for glaucoma and adverse structural characteristics of the disease

Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution May Increase Risk for Glaucoma

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Higher PM2.5 concentration also associated with thinner macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer