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Global Burden of Disease Report Evaluates the World’s Health
Life expectancy in the United States trails other wealthy nations
Dental Bacteria Generally Not Tied to Rheumatoid Arthritis
Only two of nineteen periodontal antibodies associated with rheumatoid factor
Price Increases Larger for Older Cancer Drugs Than Newer Ones
Older meds rose 22.7 percent in price, compared to a 6.2 percent increase for newer treatments
Range of Perinatal Factors May Raise Risk for OCD in Offspring
Smoking, method of delivery, birth weight, low Apgar -- all appear to contibute to greater risk
Adding Daratumumab to Standard Tx Effective in Multiple Myeloma
43.1 percent of study patients had a complete response
Frailty Under-Recognized in Older Thoracic Surgery Patients
Warning signs such as exhaustion increase the risk for poor outcomes
Hospital Choice Key in Post-Myocardial Infarction Survival
Patients treated at hospitals with better track records gained additional year of life
Long-Term Tamoxifen Does Lower Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk
Six-year study finds follow-up therapy cuts survivors' risk for cancer in the other breast
Levosimendan Doesn’t Prevent Acute Organ Dysfunction
Drug also tied to lower odds of successful weaning from mechanical ventilation in adults with sepsis
High-Flow Oxygen Not Inferior for Averting Reintubation
Not inferior to noninvasive mechanical ventilation for high-risk patients who have undergone extubation
