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Transgender U.S. veterans have few health differences compared with cisgender veterans

Few Health Differences for Trans, Cisgender Veterans

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Though transgender veterans have higher odds of having at least one disability
Individuals with bicuspid aortic valve and mitral valve prolapse have a higher risk of developing infective endocarditis than the general population

Infective Endocarditis More Common with Valve Issues

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Antibiotic prophylaxis should be reconsidered with bicuspid aortic valve, mitral valve prolapse
Following quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccination

No Higher Risk of Autoimmune Disorders After HPV4 Vaccination

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Girls 12 to 17 have no increased risk of autoimmune disorders seven to 60 days after vaccination
Use of billing and clinical data can help to identify undiagnosed hypertension

Tool Improves Identification of Undiagnosed Hypertension

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Use of billing data alone shows that up to one in eight hypertension cases might be undiagnosed
Existing policy has been amended to encourage licensing boards to require disclosure of physical or mental health conditions only when these would negatively impact a physicians' ability to practice medicine

Medical Boards May Contribute to Mental Health Stigma for Doctors

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Existing policy amended to encourage only current mental health disclosures
In order to achieve universal health coverage

Better Care Quality Needed for Universal Health Coverage

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Integrated approach involving governments, health providers, and patients is best
An Indianapolis teen suffered serious burns after his friends poured boiling hot water on him as part of fad called the "Hot Water Challenge."

Teen Boy Suffers Serious Burns After ‘Hot Water Challenge’

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Other children have also been seriously burned while participating in this 'fad'
The American Medical Association strongly objects to the Trump administration's plan to withhold federal family planning funding from Planned Parenthood and other entities

AMA Opposes Proposed Cuts, Gag Orders for Reproductive Health

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Cuts to Title X would limit poor, uninsured women's access to reproductive health care
A new initiative to increase hepatitis B virus vaccination rates among at-risk adults has been developed

NFID Initiative Working to Up Hepatitis B Vaccination Rates

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National Foundation for Infectious Diseases working to increase screening, vaccination in those at risk
Gun murders are on the rise in the United States and are the most common type of murder

CDC: Homicides by Firearm on the Rise in the United States

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Between 2010 and 2016, gun murders accounted for more than 70 percent of all homicides