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One-quarter of parents with children younger than age 8 years are concerned about their child's ability to communicate

U.S. Parents Worried About Child’s Communication Skills

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Speech development, language concerns, and hearing issues most common concerns
Type 1 diabetes diagnosed in those older than age 30 years is clinically and biologically similar to disease occurring at younger ages but is often misidentified

Late-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Often Misdiagnosed as Type 2

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Almost one-third of people older than 30 when first diagnosed with type 2 diabetes have type 1
For low- to moderate-risk patients

Home-Based Cardiac Rehab May Be Option for Some Heart Patients

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Short-term clinical outcomes improved similarly for home-based, center-based cardiac rehabilitation
A single dose of a prophylactic antibiotic is beneficial after operative vaginal birth and reduces the risk for confirmed or suspected maternal infection

Prophylactic Antibiotic Cuts Infection Risk After Operative Vaginal Birth

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Benefits seen following operative vaginal birth at 36 weeks of gestation or later
A cervical cancer screening strategy that involves cytologic testing every three years from ages 21 to 29 years and then continuing cytologic testing or switching to low-cost high-risk human papillomavirus testing every five years is reasonable

Some Cervical Cancer Screening Strategies More Cost-Effective

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Most lifetime QALYs seen with cytologic testing every three years, repeated for ASC-US
Optimal gestational weight gain has limited predictive value for adverse pregnancy outcomes

Gestational Weight Gain Weak Predictor of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

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Meta-analysis identifies estimates of optimal gestational weight gain
Quitting smoking

Quitting Smoking While Pregnant Tied to Reduced Risk for Preterm Birth

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Risk reduced even for high-frequency cigarette smokers
Implementation of a beverage excise tax on sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened beverages in Philadelphia in January 2017 was associated with a reduction in the volume of beverages sold

Taxing Sweetened Beverages Reduces Volume Sold

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Decrease in beverages sold partially offset by increase in volume of sales in bordering areas
A prognostic model can predict the risk for seizures in pregnant women with epilepsy on medication

Tool Predicts Seizure Risk During, After Pregnancy

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Risk for seizures predicted for pregnant women with epilepsy on medication
Adverse childhood experiences are associated with worse patient-reported systemic lupus erythematosus outcomes

Adverse Childhood Experiences Linked to Worse Lupus Outcomes

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More adverse childhood experiences associated with depression, poor overall health for those with SLE