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Rheumatoid Arthritis Causally Linked to Prostate Cancer
No significant associations seen for SLE or AS with prostate cancer or in reverse MR analyses
Higher Traffic-Related Air Pollution Exposure Tied to Depression
Reproductive health may be the pathway linking traffic-related air pollution to depression
Excessive Gestational Weight Gain Linked to Fetal Fat Accumulation
Excessive versus adequate gain in first and second trimesters linked to larger abdominal circumference, abdominal area
Leukocyte Count Predictor of Future Long COVID Severity in Postmenopausal Women
Leukocyte count linked to severity of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, but not of PASC occurrence or related cognitive outcomes
Dose-Dependent Link Seen for Alcohol, Cirrhosis, Liver Cancer in Patients With Hep B
Each daily consumption of 12 g alcohol increases risk for cirrhosis by 6.2 percent, hepatocellular carcinoma by 11.5 percent
Fasting Glucose, Age, Male Sex, BMI All Linked to Diabetes Development
Initial fasting plasma glucose levels outside of 80 to 94 mg/dL linked to increased risk for diabetes
Multicomponent Prehabilitation Beneficial for Surgical Patients
Exercise and nutrition are individual components of prehabilitation most likely to improve all critical outcomes
CDC Ordered to End WHO Collaboration
Health Officials Alarmed by Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas
Local health officials are offering free TB testing to help control the outbreak
Airlift Services Underused for Minority Patients With Severe Trauma
Asian, Black patients significantly less likely to have air transport, which is associated with lower mortality versus ground transport
