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Long-Term Aspirin Use Linked to Reduction in Liver Cancer Risk
Decrease seen with use of 1.5 or more standard-dose tablets per week for five or more years
Retention in HIV Care Drops Steadily After Prison Release
Retention in care three years after release linked to older age, having health insurance
Duvelisib Promising for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, SLL
Duvelisib extended progression-free survival to 13.3 months versus 9.9 months for ofatumumab
Hand Hygiene Program Beneficial for Day Care Centers
Education, hand sanitizer intervention can cut respiratory infection rate, antibiotic prescribing
Halobetasol Propionate Lotion Shows Efficacy for Tx of Psoriasis
Findings based on two phase 3 trials of halobetasol propionate lotion versus vehicle
Childhood Obesity Persists Into Adolescence
Among obese teens, most rapid weight gain happened in childhood between ages 2 and 6
Albuminuria Linked to Incident Lung Function Decline
Albuminuria linked to increased risk for COPD and COPD-related events but not asthma
Intensive BP Therapy in Diabetes May Lower Risk for CV Events
Findings based on data reweighted to reflect the adult population with diabetes in the U.S.
Flea-Borne Typhus Outbreak in Los Angeles County
Typhus fever can cause serious complications requiring lengthy hospitalization
Polio-Like Condition in Children on Rise Again in the United States
Acute flaccid myelitis first identified in 2014
