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Lecanemab for Alzheimer Disease Safe, Feasible in Real-World Practice
Patients in the earliest stage of Alzheimer disease, with very mild symptoms, experienced the lowest risk of complications
Multitarget Stool DNA Tests More Costly Than FIT for Colorectal Cancer Detection
Cost per additional cases of CRC, advanced neoplasia would still be manyfold higher if costs per test were lowered
Odds of Burnout Higher for Doctors Working With Incompletely Staffed Team
Working with an incomplete team >25 percent of the time linked to odds of burnout, intent to reduce hours, intent to leave
Pathological Fatigue Common Up to 12 Months After TIA
More than 60 percent had pathological fatigue at baseline, persisting in 53.8 percent at 12 months
CDC: Drug Overdose Deaths Down More Than 25 Percent in 2024
Declines seen across drug classes and for most states
Age-, Sex-, Race-Specific Standards for Thyroid Diseases May Reclassify Many Patients
In a recent study, a number of persons with subclinical hypothyroidism were reclassified as normal, especially women and White participants
Rates of Fentanyl Nonfatal Overdose ED Visits Rose Through Third Quarter of 2023
Trends increased among most demographic groups through mid-2023, with largest increase seen for non-Hispanic American Indian, Alaska Native persons
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Increased in Adolescents From 2021 to 2023
Findings seen despite a downward trend in adults and the approval of second-generation antiobesity medications
Previous Estimates of Illicit Opioid Use in the United States Underreported
Most individuals report that their first opioid exposure involved prescription opioids for themselves or others
Maternal Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Tied to Higher BP in Offspring
Findings seen for prepregnancy obesity, gestational diabetes, and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, alone or in various combinations