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Many U.S. adults

Survey: Many U.S. Adults Not Planning to Get Flu Vaccine

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Vaccine knowledge and anticipated rates of vaccination even lower for pneumococcal disease
Middle-aged adults with high blood pressure

With Comorbidities, Less Than Six Hours of Sleep Ups Risk for Early Death

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Risk for dying from heart attack, stroke twofold higher among those with high BP, diabetes and short sleep
A considerable proportion of intensive care unit admissions may be preventable

Considerable Proportion of ICU Admissions May Be Preventable

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ICU hospitalizations for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions have decreased during a 10-year period
The addition of abemaciclib to fulvestrant provides a statistically significant and clinically meaningful gain in median overall survival

Drug Combo Extends Survival in Advanced Breast Cancer

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Benefit seen for addition of CDK4/6 inhibitor after progression of disease on endocrine therapy
Low bone mineral density is common in childhood leukemia and lymphoma survivors

Factors Predict Low BMD in Pediatric Blood Cancer Survivors

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Low bone mineral density detected during guideline-recommended dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
From 2014 to 2018

2014 to 2018 Saw Drop in Flavored Tobacco Products in Youth

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Current use of flavored e-cigarettes among high school students increased during same period
Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms are associated with an increased risk for ovarian cancer

PTSD Symptoms Tied to Higher Risk for Ovarian Cancer

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Correlation moderately attenuated after adjustment for health and ovarian cancer risk factors
A new risk prediction calculator can make health risk predictions for several outcomes simultaneously in postmenopausal women

Risk Calculator Can Help Predict Postmenopausal Morbidity

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The online tool assesses risks for heart disease, stroke, falls, cancer for postmenopausal women
Patients with multiple myeloma may receive a survival benefit from being treated at high-volume facilities

Care at High-Volume Facility May Cut Mortality in Multiple Myeloma

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Mortality did not differ for those treated by NCICCC MM specialists, highest-volume community oncologists
The breast cancer death rate is continuing to decline

Breast Cancer Mortality Rate Continues to Decline in the U.S.

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Pace of decline slowed from 1.9 percent during 1998 to 2011 to 1.3 percent during 2011 to 2017