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Moderately Preterm Birth Tied to Long-Term Cognitive Problems
Findings independent of socioeconomic, genetic, and other risk factors
USPSTF Recommends Counseling to Prevent Perinatal Depression
Clinicians should provide or refer those at increased risk to counseling interventions during pregnancy, postpartum
DDW: Certain Proteins Predict Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Significant deviations seen in plasma concentrations of five proteins up to 16 years before onset of MASLD
DDW: Systematic Program Increases Likelihood of Up-to-Date Colorectal Cancer Screening
Approximate doubling of up-to-date status seen among Asian, Black, Hispanic, White patients, with corresponding decrease in CRC incidence, deaths
Faster Walking Pace Cuts Risk for Cardiac Arrhythmias
Findings seen for all cardiac arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation
Common Medications Tied to Older Age at Onset of Parkinson Disease
Almost 10-year delay seen for patients who were started on adrenergic blockers before onset of PD symptoms
Young Women Show Greater Increase in Past-Month Binge Drinking Than Men
Past-month binge drinking among young women in 2021-2023 was higher than among men, reversing previous patterns
HHS, FDA Offer Timeline for Phasing Out Petroleum-Based Food Dyes
FDA to establish national standard and timeline for food industry to transition from petrochemical-based dyes to natural alternatives
Prevalence of Most Cancer Risk Factors Unchanged Before, After Pandemic
Prevalence of smoking continued to drop during pandemic, but prevalence of excess body weight, HPV vaccination remained stable
