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Community-based diabetes screening in barbershops owned by black individuals is feasible and can identify undiagnosed diabetes

Community-Based Diabetes Screening Feasible in Barbershops

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About one-third of those asked to participate were successfully tested; 9.0 percent had HbA1c ≥6.5 percent
A Chicago woman in her 60s has been identified as the second U.S. patient to be diagnosed with a new Chinese coronavirus

Chicago Woman Is Second U.S. Case of Wuhan Coronavirus

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CDC has so far received reports of 63 patients under investigation for potential coronavirus infection
Sexual frequency is associated with age of natural menopause

Sexual Frequency Linked to Age of Onset of Natural Menopause

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However, no correlation seen for living with male partner with age of natural menopause
Potent prescription-strength topical corticosteroids without a prescription are readily available in many U.S. cities

Potent, Unregulated Steroid Creams Readily Available in U.S.

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Potentially harmful, illegal topical steroids are being sold over the counter in foreign import stores
Older adult Medicare beneficiaries with untreated obstructive sleep apnea have increased health care utilization and costs

Health Care Utilization Up for Seniors With Untreated Apnea

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Beneficiaries with OSA also demonstrate higher annual costs across all points of service
A prehabilitation program is associated with shorter length of stay and lower total episode payment after surgery

Postoperative Length of Stay, Costs Down With Prehabilitation Program

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Program includes walking and education on nutrition, smoking cessation, psychological preparation for surgery
Many U.S. adults are misinformed about the influenza virus and the importance of flu vaccination

Many U.S. Adults Misinformed About the Flu, Vaccination

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Only 49 percent of a national sample of U.S. adults reported having received the flu shot as of Dec. 2019
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New Hospital Being Built in China for Coronavirus Outbreak

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Prefabricated hospital modeled after one that was built in Beijing in six days during the SARS outbreak
Too few American smokers are advised by their doctors to quit

Nearly Half of U.S. Smokers Not Advised by Doctors to Quit

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Surgeon General says too many people are not getting access to cessation treatments that work
The city of Wuhan was closed off Thursday by Chinese officials in an attempt to stem the spread of a coronavirus that has sickened more than 570 people and killed at least 17.

China Bans Travel in Wuhan, Four Nearby Cities

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Buses, subways, and ferries within the city of more than 11 million people have been suspended