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Most patients report having little to no knowledge about breast radiotherapy

Patients’ Breast Radiotherapy Experiences Beat Expectations

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Most patients agree that others would be less scared about treatment if they knew the truth about RT
Ad lib oral intake during labor does not increase maternal or neonatal adverse outcomes compared with allowing women nothing by mouth during labor

Oral Intake During Labor Shows No Increase in Adverse Outcomes

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Group permitted nothing by mouth were significantly more likely to undergo unplanned c-section
Increases in waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio are associated with a greater excess risk of myocardial infarction in women than men

Increased Adiposity Measures Affect MI Risk More in Women

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Increases in waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio tied to greater excess risk of MI in women than men
Pregnant women older than 40 years have a higher risk of chromosomal abnormalities

Chromosomal Abnormalities, Miscarriage More Likely After 40

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But older women have no increased risk of congenital malformations, stillbirth versus those aged 20-34
Diminished employment two years after early-stage breast cancer diagnosis is associated with African-American race and uninsured or publicly insured status

Race, Insurance Status Affects Job Status After Breast Cancer

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African-American race and uninsured, publicly insured status linked to diminished employment
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is associated with a lower rate of gestational diabetes mellitus and excessive fetal growth

Sleeve Gastrectomy Tied to Drop in GDM, Excessive Fetal Growth

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Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy also tied to SGA and low birth weight neonates, lower c-section rates
Among women with suspected ischemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease

Women With Non-Obstructive CAD May Suffer From Myocardial Scars

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Cardiac MR accurately diagnoses; myocardial scars may affect 8 percent of women with non-obstructive CAD
Women with current asthma who use intermittent reliever treatment with short-acting beta-agonists have reduced fertility

Female Infertility Tied to Asthma Managed With Rescue Inhalers

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No link to infertility for those with former asthma, or for those with asthma preventer medications
Trials to evaluate drugs or devices used to treat chronic medical conditions that are published early in the chain of evidence often show an exaggerated treatment effect compared with subsequent trials

Early Studies Often Show Exaggerated Treatment Effect

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Findings based on assessment of trials evaluating drugs, devices to treat chronic medical conditions
A low-calorie lacto-ovo vegetarian diet and a low-calorie Mediterranean diet are similarly effective for reducing body weight

Vegetarian, Med Diets Similarly Effective for Body Weight

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Similar effect for reducing body weight, body mass index, fat mass for overweight omnivores