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A better social support network may help protect black men who have sex with men against HIV acquisition

Better Social Support Network Protects Black Men Against HIV

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Social networks of black men who have sex with men influence HIV risk behavior
Add-on dupilumab reduces the rate of severe asthma exacerbations in uncontrolled asthma; it also reduces the glucocorticoid dose for glucocorticoid-treated asthma

Dupilumab Reduces Rate of Severe Asthma Exacerbations

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And, add-on dupilumab reduces glucocorticoid dose in patients with glucocorticoid-treated asthma
Twelve county-level factors

12 County-Level Factors Affect Individual Well-Being in U.S.

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Factors fall into the categories of social and demographic, clinical care, physical environment
Lung cancer incidence is higher among young women than young men

Lung Cancer Incidence Higher for Young Women Than Young Men

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Crossover in sex-specific rates among U.S. non-Hispanic whites born since 1965
Pediatricians are joining the call for action to prevent firearm deaths and injuries

AAP: Congress Urged to Act to Prevent Firearm Deaths

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Following latest shooting, pediatricians join call for action to be taken to address firearm deaths, injury
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CDC: No Change in Level of Uninsured in U.S. in 2017

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Five percent of children uninsured in 2017, 41.3 and 55.0 percent had public and private coverage
From 2000 through 2011 there was an increase in pediatric attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medication exposures reported to U.S. poison control centers

Increase in Pediatric ADHD Meds Exposures from 2000 to 2011

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Intentional meds exposure most often reported among teens, accounting for half of teen exposure
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the evidence is inadequate for primary care interventions to prevent maltreatment. These findings form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online May 22 by the USPSTF.

Preventing Child Maltreatment Not Yet Feasible in Primary Care

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USPSTF says evidence inadequate for primary care interventions to prevent child maltreatment
For patients with suspected lower respiratory tract infection

Procalcitonin Assay Doesn’t Cut Antibiotic Use in Lower RTI

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Provision of assay doesn't result in less antibiotic use for suspected lower respiratory tract infection
Providers engaging parents hesitant about human papillomavirus vaccination and addressing their concerns can lead to same-day vaccinations

Addressing Parents’ HPV Vaccine Hesitancy Ups Vaccination Rates

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More adolescents receive HPV vaccination same day with physician engagement versus acquiescence