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Almost half of young women with a breast cancer diagnosis experience financial decline

Many Young Women With Breast Cancer Experience Financial Decline

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Common concerns among employed respondents include increased time off, suffering job performance
Less than one-quarter of infants exposed to hepatitis C virus receive testing

Less Than 1 in 4 Perinatally Exposed Infants Tested for Hep C

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Rate of testing significantly lower among African-American infants
Gulf War illness poses a high disease burden on veterans almost three decades after the conflict

Gulf War Illness Still Poses High Symptom Burden

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Vast majority of diagnosed veterans report fatigue, sleep, and pain symptoms
Asthma and allergy drug montelukast -- sold as a generic and under the brand name Singulair -- will get a "boxed warning" over potential ties to neuropsychiatric effects

FDA: Singulair to Get ‘Black Box’ Warning

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Drug has long carried warning of potentially dangerous neuropsychiatric side effects
For patients with HIV-1 suppression

Long-Acting Cabotegravir, Rilpivirine Noninferior in HIV-1

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Studies demonstrate noninferiority to standard oral therapy, dolutegravir-abacavir-lamivudine
Omega-3 fatty acids do not appear to protect against cancer and may only have a small beneficial effect in coronary heart disease

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Seem Not to Protect Against Cancer

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And, limited cardiovascular benefit found for long chain omega-3, alpha-linolenic acid
Adherence to secondary prevention guidelines for acute myocardial infarction is associated with reduced mortality

Secondary Prevention Guideline Adherence Cuts Death Post-AMI

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Mortality significantly lower with each additional guideline recommendation achieved
From 2016 to 2018

CDC: Rates of VBAC Increasing, Reached 13.3 Percent in 2018

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Increase seen for almost all race and Hispanic-origin groups and in women in their 20s and 30s from 2016 to 2018
Habitual supplementation with fish oil is associated with a reduced risk for cardiovascular disease outcomes and all-cause mortality

Habitual Fish Oil Supplements Linked to Lower CVD Risk

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Risk reduced for all-cause mortality, CVD mortality, incident CVD events with habitual supplementation
Moderate egg consumption is not associated with the risk for cardiovascular disease overall

Moderate Egg Consumption Not Linked to CVD Risk Overall

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Findings based on data from three cohorts and updated meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies