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Individuals with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in predominantly Hispanic neighborhoods are less likely to receive bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation and have a lower likelihood of survival

Bystander CPR Less Likely in Hispanic Neighborhoods

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Relatedly, survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest also lower
Being a resident in a state with a dense breast notification law does not appear to help women know more about breast density

More Education Needed on Breast Density and Screening Choices

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Women largely do not know breast density ups risk for breast cancer even in U.S. states with notification
Treating colonized parents may reduce the risk for Staphylococcus aureus transmission to neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit

Treating Colonized Parents May Cut S. Aureus Transmission in NICU

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Treatment includes intranasal mupirocin and bathing with chlorhexidine-impregnated cloths
More than half of bimanual pelvic examinations and more than 70 percent of Papanicolaou tests performed among adolescent girls and women younger than 21 years in the United States are unnecessary

Many Pelvic Exams, Pap Tests Unnecessary in Teens and Young Adults

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More than half of bimanual exams, >70 percent of Pap tests in women aged 15 to 20 years unnecessary
For high-risk stage 1 nonseminoma germ cell tumors of the testis

One-Cycle BE500P Seems Safe for High-Risk Early Testicular Cancer

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Malignant recurrence rate was 1.3 percent at two years for one-cycle BE500P in high-risk early-stage disease
Twelfth-grade binge drinking predicts early adulthood risky driving practices and high-risk drinking in early adulthood

Twelfth-Grade Binge Drinking Linked to Risky Driving Practices

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Parental practices have lasting effects in protecting against driving while impaired, riding with impaired driver
Adolescents who report misusing prescription opioids are more likely to have engaged in a range of other risky behaviors

Teens Who Misuse Opioids Likely to Engage in Other Risky Behaviors

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Likelihood increased for engaging in 22 risky behaviors for those who misuse prescription opioids
A frailty index score based on the results of routine admission laboratory investigations may predict the risk for adverse outcomes among older patients

Frailty Index Score Helps to Predict Outcomes in Elderly

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Increased score based on abnormal results of routine admission lab tests tied to readmission, mortality risks
Patients with type 1 diabetes with optimal and suboptimal glycemic control differ with respect to clinical and health care utilization factors

Study Explores Factors Affecting Glycemic Control in T1DM

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Suboptimal glycemic control not linked to higher rates of CV events at two years after T1DM diagnosis
Older adults commonly use online ratings to choose a doctor

Poll: Older Adults Frequently Use Online Physician Ratings

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Two-thirds of older adults using online ratings chose a doctor due to positive reviews