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Palliative Care Services Lagging Worldwide
More than half of world's population has poor, nonexistent access to palliative care
Patient Share of Out-of-Network Costs Rising
From 2012 to 2017, out-of-pocket costs nearly doubled for out-of-network hospital care
Prenatal Smoking Raises Risk for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Increased risk for GDM seen across all levels of prepregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain
Transplant Outcomes Similar With Lungs From ‘Increased-Risk’ Donors
Rejection, survival at one year did not differ compared with those receiving lungs from standard-risk donors
Vitamin E Acetate ID’d in Lungs of Most Vaping Illness Patients
And, special report notes decrease in ED visits with EVALI-related diagnostic codes since September 2019
12 Million U.S. Residents Drove Under Influence of Marijuana in 2018
Prevalence of driving under the influence increased among men, those aged 16 to 34 years
U.S. Incidence of Thyroid Cancer Plateaued in 2009
Significant slowing found in rate of increase from 2009 to 2014, followed by stable rate since 2014
Obesity May Up Cardiotoxicity Risk From Breast Cancer Therapy
Obesity independently associated with treatment-related cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients
Half of Patients on PPIs for GERD Still Have Persistent Symptoms
Heartburn, regurgitation reported by 54.1 percent of participants taking proton pump inhibitor daily
Acupuncture, Acupressure May Help Cancer Patients Control Pain
Review also shows link between acupuncture or acupressure and reduction in analgesic use
