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Cancer Patients With Obesity Show Poorer Psychosocial Health
Among breast cancer and prostate cancer patients, scores for distress higher for obese than nonobese
Most Toddlers Exceed Screen Time Guidelines
26.7 percent of children have an increasing screen time trajectory from age 1 to 3 years
Decline in Primary Care Visits Continued After ACA
Post-Affordable Care Act decline in primary care contact seen for all ages, incomes
Nutritional Deficiencies ID’d in Teens After Bariatric Surgery
Gastric bypass tied to greater nutritional disruption than vertical sleeve gastrectomy
Polio Vaccines Causing Polio Cases
Although rare, live virus in oral polio vaccine can mutate into a form that can cause new cases
Poll: Adults Who Vape Often Buy From Unauthorized Sellers
83 percent of survey respondents who use e-cigarettes or vaping devices report using products with flavoring
Racial Differences Found in Gene Panels for Prostate Cancer Prognosis
Gene expression differs for European-American men, African-American men for three commercial panels
Elevated Risk for CVD Mortality Observed in U.S. Cancer Patients
Risk highest in the year after diagnosis but remains elevated compared with general population
Sleep Deprivation Affects More Than Just Attention
Effect seen on ability to complete a series of steps without losing one's place when interrupted
Overall Rate of Pediatric Nonpowder Firearm Injuries Down
From 1990 to 2016, overall rate of these injuries declined, rate of eye injuries increased by one-third
