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Migrants from countries with a high incidence of tuberculosis who undergo screening before entry to low-incidence countries pose a negligible risk of onward transmission but are at increased risk of the infection

Migrants Screened for Active TB Pose Negligible Transmission Risk

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Screening, monitoring, treatment important in continuing downward trend of tuberculosis incidence
The racial gap for breast cancer mortality is closing

Downward Trend in U.S. Breast Cancer Mortality Continues

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And the disparity between black and white women is narrowing, CDC says
Some LivaNova PLC (formerly Sorin Group Deutschland GmbH) Stockert 3T heater-cooler devices might have been contaminated with Mycobacterium chimaera during manufacturing

CDC: Possible Contamination of Open-Heart Surgery Devices

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Hospitals to check to see which type of heater-coolers are in use
A new active Zika transmission zone was declared Thursday by Florida health officials

New Active Zika Transmission Area in Miami-Dade County

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News comes just weeks after another neighborhood was declared free of virus
A type of smokeless tobacco called snus may increase a prostate cancer patient's mortality risk

Snus Use Tied to Higher Risk of Prostate Cancer Mortality

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Safety of the smokeless tobacco product called into question
For nulliparous women

Delayed Pushing Linked to Longer Second Stage of Labor

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Delayed pushing also increases odds of cesarean delivery but not adverse neonatal outcomes
Half of women treated with acupuncture report a decline in the frequency of menopausal vasomotor symptoms

Acupuncture May Cut Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms

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Indicators can predict which women will benefit from acupuncture
The risk of radiocontrast-associated nephropathy may be overestimated

Risk of Nephropathy From Radiocontrast Overestimated

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Risk of acute kidney injury varies by comorbidity and acuity of illness
A computerized order entry tool can increase the use of nonimaging cardiac stress tests among hospitalized patients

Computerized Ordering Tool Cuts Imaging Cardiac Stress Tests

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No reduction in use of inappropriate testing after introduction of computerized order entry tool
For women with early-stage cervical adenocarcinoma

Ovarian Preservation Doesn’t Impact Prognosis in Cervical CA

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Risk factors for metastases include stage IIB, cervical stromal invasion, lymph node metastasis