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After implementation of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education diversity accreditation standards

U.S. Medical Schools See Increase in Diversity

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More female, black, and Hispanic matriculants seen after diversity accreditation standards implemented
Policies for paid childbearing or family leave for residents are lacking at top-ranking medical schools and may be exacerbated by lack of direction from specialty boards

Paid Childbearing Policies Lacking for Residents

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Policies optimizing competing goals and defining training competency needed
There has been a record number of cases of a rare paralyzing illness among children in the United States this year

Case Numbers of U.S. Children With Polio-Like Illness Hit Record High

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CDC says there have been 158 confirmed cases of acute flaccid myelitis in 36 states
Smoking tobacco is a risk factor for cognitive dysfunction in patients with fibromyalgia

Smoking Linked to Cognitive Dysfunction in Fibromyalgia

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In adjusted analysis, smoking tied to worse symptom severity, sleep problems, anxiety, depression
Chronic opioid use during pregnancy that causes neonatal abstinence syndrome is associated with smaller neonatal head circumference

Smaller Heads Related to Opioid-Related Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

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Chronic opioid use in pregnancy resulting in NAS linked to smaller head circumference in neonates
Statins are associated with a low risk for side effects

AHA Scientific Statement: Low Risk of Side Effects for Statins

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Risk for statin-induced serious muscle injury <0.1 percent, newly diagnosed diabetes ~0.2 percent
Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospitals outperform non-VHA hospitals for 14 of 15 outcome measures in 121 regions

Veterans Health Administration Hospitals Outperform Non-VHAs

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When 121 regions were considered together, VHA care was better for 14 of 15 outcome measures
Later-born siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder have elevated risk of being diagnosed with the same or the other disorder

Risk Up for Later-Born Siblings of Children With ASD, ADHD

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Odds of both ASD and ADHD increased for later-born siblings of children with either diagnosis
Stress related to use of health information technology is common and predictive of burnout among physicians

HIT-Related Stress Linked to Burnout Among Physicians

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Odds of burnout up with report of poor/marginal time for documentation, time spent on EHR at home
The use of tap water in a nasal-flushing Neti pot likely led to a Seattle woman's death from a Balamuthia mandrillaris brain infection

Tap Water in Neti Pot Linked to Death From Brain-Eating Amoeba

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Amoeba entered the upper nasal cavity and then the bloodstream, eventually reaching the brain