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Single-Family Rooms May Benefit Very Preterm Infants
Reduced sepsis, increased breastfeeding rates observed; no difference in neurodevelopment vs. open bay units
Strict Ordinances Tied to Lower Youth Tobacco Use
Jurisdictions with most restrictive ordinances had lowest odds of ever cigarette use, past 30-day use
ACA Coverage Gains Could Erode Without Individual Mandate
However, individual market in California not expected to destabilize because of mandate penalty
Cancer Death Rate in U.S. Decreased Continuously From 1991 to 2016
Socioeconomic inequalities are widening, but racial gap in cancer mortality narrowing slowly
Muscle Atrophy Occurs Rapidly in Critically Ill, Ventilated Children
47 percent of cohort experienced ≥11 percent decrease in diaphragm thickness after six days
Women With CVD Have Worse Self-Reported Outcomes
Women with atherosclerosis also report lower aspirin, statin use and higher ED use versus men
Rx Opioids Up Pneumonia Risk in Patients With, Without HIV
Risk greatest with higher-dose opioids and opioids with immunosuppressive properties
Screening Donated Blood for Zika Not Cost-Effective
Universal mini-pool nucleic acid testing only during high mosquito activity cost-effective in Puerto Rico
Rituximab Beneficial in Secondary Progressive MS
Treatment with rituximab linked to lower Expanded Disability Status Scale score, delayed progression
Multimethod Approach Improves ID of Med Nonadherence
Use of provider report, medication possession ratio improved ID of nonadherence in youth with CKD