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The seeming association between parity and risk for type 2 diabetes among postmenopausal women is likely explained by adult weight gain

Adult Weight Gain Likely Explains Link Between Parity, T2DM Risk

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Risk for diabetes among postmenopausal women can be reduced by preventing adult weight gain
Type 1 diabetes diagnosis is missed less frequently when patients present during childhood or adolescence

Type 1 Diabetes Misdiagnosed in One-Fourth of Children, Adults

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Misdiagnosis of type 1 diabetes in children, but not adults, associated with diabetic ketoacidosis
General and abdominal adiposity are associated with mortality in a population of Mexican adults

General, Abdominal Adiposity Linked to Mortality in Mexicans

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Waist circumference strongly linked to mortality even after adjustment for BMI, hip circumference
Use of non-hospital-based provider-to-patient telehealth grew almost 1

Non-Hospital-Based Provider-to-Patient Telehealth Use Growing

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2014 to 2018 saw increase of 1,393 percent from 0.007 to 0.104 percent of all medical claim lines
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for illicit drug use in adults

USPSTF Recommends Screening Adults for Illicit Drug Use

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Evidence inadequate to weigh the balance of benefits and harms of screening for adolescents
Miracle Mineral Solution

‘Miracle Mineral Solution’ Is No Miracle Cure, FDA Warns

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When mixed, the solution develops into a dangerous bleach
New drugs cured two Ebola patients in Congo

Doctors Say New Drugs ‘Cured’ Two Ebola Patients

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The two drugs -- REGN-EB3 and mAb-114 -- are monoclonal antibodies that block Ebola
The risk for subsequent dementia is significantly increased for blood pressure patterns of midlife and late-life hypertension as well as midlife hypertension and late-life hypotension; and intensive blood pressure treatment is associated with a smaller increase in cerebral white matter lesion volume

BP From Midlife to Late Life Tied to Risk for Subsequent Dementia

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Smaller increase in cerebral white matter lesion volume seen with intensive blood pressure treatment
Among elderly patients

Flu Vaccine Tied to Better Long-Term Outcomes in Elderly ICU Survivors

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Those who are vaccinated have lower risk for stroke, death in year following ICU discharge
Nearly two-thirds of actively practicing physicians are still carrying medical school debt

One-Third of Physicians Will Take 10+ Years to Pay Off Debt

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Survey shows that taking extra shifts is one strategy to help doctors pay off medical school debt