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For hemodialysis patients

Online Patient Portal Use May Up Likelihood of Kidney Transplant

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Portal users more likely to have received kidney transplant at four, five years after initiating dialysis
State dense-breast notification laws are not associated with increased understanding of the clinical implications of breast density

Notification Laws May Not Increase Knowledge of Dense Breast Risks

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Women with lower education may be less likely to gain awareness of breast density due to the laws
Ill and injured children and their families have unique needs that should be considered in emergency medical services protocols and operations

Experts Call for Pediatric Consideration in EMS Planning

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Recommendations address planning of EMS dispatch protocols, operations, and physician oversight
A bill that would ban the sale of flavored vaping products was passed Monday by New Jersey lawmakers.

N.J. Lawmakers Pass Bill to Ban Flavored Vaping Products

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Bill will take effect 90 days after being signed by the governor
About one in four cardiac rehabilitation-eligible Medicare beneficiaries participates in cardiac rehab

Less Than a Quarter of Medicare Patients Participate in Cardiac Rehab

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Participation lower among women than men, among Hispanics and non-Hispanic blacks versus whites
Vital exhaustion is associated with an increased risk for incident atrial fibrillation

Vital Exhaustion Linked to Increased Risk for Incident A-Fib

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After adjustment for comorbidities, risk remained significantly increased with vital exhaustion
Many patients who are eligible for total knee replacement do not have the procedure within two years

Most Eligible Knees Not Being Replaced in Timely Manner

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Of knees that were potentially appropriate but not replaced, 42.5 percent had severe symptoms
Autism spectrum disorder remains underdiagnosed in black and Hispanic children

One in Four Children With Autism Not Formally Diagnosed

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Black and Hispanic children most at risk for missed diagnosis
Misinformation in the Danish media between 2013 and 2016 led to a 50.4 percent drop in human papillomavirus vaccinations among girls in Denmark

Vaccine Program Recovery Difficult After Public Scares

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Misinformation is threat to resilience of vaccination programs globally, authors say
From 2001 to 2016

2001 to 2016 Saw Drop, Stall in IQ Losses From Chemicals

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IQ losses due to in utero PBDE, methylmercury exposure, early life lead exposure decreased or stalled