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Lack of CHD4 Leads to Abnormal Myofibrils, Heart Defects
Mutation results in failed repression of non-cardiac muscle protein production in developing heart cells
Total Diabetes at 14 Percent in U.S. Adults for 2013-2016
Prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes 9.7 and 4.3 percent; prevalence increased with age
Novel Immunotherapy May Up Survival in Melanoma Brain Mets
Findings in patients receiving checkpoint blockade immunotherapy for melanoma brain metastases
Positive Link Between Air Pollution, Diagnosis of Dementia
In multipollutant models, only nitrogen dioxide, PM2.5 remained significant
Facebook Program Doesn’t Up Smoking Abstinence at One Year
But, intervention engaged young adults, increased abstinence at end of three-month treatment
High-Risk Anticholinergics Prescribed to 6 Percent of Elderly
Correlates of receiving prescription include female sex, specific physician specialty, geographic region
Inflammatory Back Pain Resolves in Many Patients
Progression to SpA in 30 percent of patients; uveitis, male sex, family history predict progression
In 2016, Proportion of Uninsured Americans Down to 10 Percent
Larger reductions in uninsured rate in Medicaid expansion states, from 15.3 to 7.6 percent
AAP Report Addresses Managing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Recommendations developed to support pediatric providers in managing patients with FASD diagnosis
Physician-Group ACOs Generate Medicare Savings
Savings grow with longer participation and are significantly higher than hospital-integrated ACOs
