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Distracted driving laws within the United States help reduce fatalities for teenagers

Distracted Driving Laws Tied to Fewer Teen Crash Fatalities

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Texting, handheld phone bans tied to fewer motor vehicle crash deaths involving drivers aged 16 to 19
Intensive blood pressure control can lower the risk for atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertension at high risk for cardiovascular disease

Intensive Blood Pressure Control Tied to Lower Atrial Fibrillation Risk

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Lowering systolic BP to <120 mm Hg lowers risk by 26 percent
Regular aspirin use is associated with a lower risk for colorectal and other digestive tract cancers

Regular Aspirin Use Tied to Lower Risk for Digestive Tract Cancers

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Favorable effect increases with longer duration of use, and, for colorectal cancer, with increasing dose
In a joint guidance document issued by the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Guidance Issued for Osteoporosis Management During COVID-19

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Alternative methods for parenteral treatments include off-site clinics, home visit, self-injection
About 13 percent of women report postpartum depressive symptoms

Prevalence of Postpartum Depressive Symptoms 13.2 Percent

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Overall, 79.1 percent of women reported being asked about depression during prenatal care visits
Emergency department opt-out universal hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening can identify a large number of unrecognized HCV infections

Opt-Out Universal Hep C Screening in Emergency Dept Is Useful

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47.8 percent of cases reactive to HIV antibody were among those born after 1965
The incidence of Kawasaki-like disease increased after the start of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic in the Bergamo province of Italy

Kawasaki-Like Disease Incidence Up After Start of SARS-CoV-2

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Children diagnosed after start of SARS-CoV-2 were older, had higher rate of cardiac involvement
Even moderate weight loss before bariatric surgery is associated with a lower risk for 30-day mortality

Any Weight Loss Before Bariatric Surgery May Cut 30-Day Mortality

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Further, 30-day mortality risk after bariatric surgery increases with higher preoperative body mass index
Among patients with COVID-19 pneumonia in the intensive care unit with neurological symptoms

Abnormalities Detected on Brain MRI of COVID-19 Patients in ICU

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Acute findings reported for 44 percent of those with neurological symptoms who underwent brain MRI
The likelihood of having a fungal infection was increased in association with cannabis use in 2016

Cannabis Smoking May Increase Risk for Fungal Infection

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After adjustment for age, immunocompromised status, odds ratio of fungal infection was 3.5