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Timing of Medicare Loss Linked to Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Medication possession ratio lower for recipients with early, late Medicare loss versus no coverage loss
Over 17.7 Million Cosmetic Procedures Performed in U.S. in 2018
Increasing trend seen in body-shaping procedures, including 4 percent increase in breast augmentation
Retinal Microvascular Changes Identified in Alzheimer Disease
Changes in retinal microvasculature in superficial capillary plexus observed compared with MCI, controls
Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Up With Maternal Smoking
Assuming causality, 22 percent of SUIDs directly attributed to maternal smoking during pregnancy
Patterns of Joint Behavior Useful for Juvenile Arthritis Classification
Machine learning algorithm finds nonlocalized joint involvement increases risk for poor outcomes
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Tied to Coronary Heart Disease Risk
Association between VO2peak and coronary heart disease crosses the fitness continuum
Chest CT May Be Better Than PET/CT for HNSCC Distant Metastasis Evaluation
Since distant metastasis only seen in 3 percent of head, neck cancers, chest CT more cost-effective
Mumps Outbreak Reported at Temple University
CDC says more than 2,000 cases of mumps in U.S. last year, 58 cases reported in January of this year
Becoming Active in Middle Age Still Offers Health Benefits
Lower risk for all-cause, cardiovascular, cancer-related mortality similar to people active throughout adulthood
American Academy of Dermatology, March 1-5
The American Academy of Dermatology The annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology was held from March 1 to 5 in Washington,...
