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Nine states have enacted the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact law

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Formed

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Formation of compact commission triggered by enactment of law in seventh state: Alabama
Fewer unmarried American men are becoming first-time fathers

CDC: Fewer Single Young Men Becoming First-Time Fathers

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Rate of first-time dads having child out of wedlock fell from 1980s to 2000s
The evidence-based family therapy program Behavioral Family Systems Therapy for Diabetes improves both diabetes health outcomes and depressive symptoms among adolescents with type 1 diabetes

Therapy Program Improves Teens’ Diabetes, Depression

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Family program is effective whether delivered in clinic or via videoconferencing
Melanoma incidence has increased by 253 percent among U.S. children and young adults since the 1970s

ASCO: Melanoma Rates on the Rise for U.S. Youth

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Women account for two-thirds of cases, likely due to unsafe tanning
Infants born to mothers taking antidepressants in late pregnancy may be slightly more likely to develop persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

Risk to Infant From SSRI Use in Late Pregnancy Deemed Small

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Persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborn risk similar to women with untreated depression
Breastfeeding is associated with a reduced risk of childhood leukemia compared to the risk for children who were never breastfed

Breastfeeding Tied to Lower Odds of Childhood Leukemia

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One more potential benefit for breastfed babies, research suggests
Many state policies meant to increase organ donations and transplant rates have had almost no impact

U.S. Organ Donation System Needs ‘Disruptive Innovation’

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It's time to reward people willing to save a stranger, researchers say
Mortality rates among five-year childhood cancer survivors 15 years after diagnosis have been halved since the 1970s -- falling from 12.4 to 6 percent

ASCO: Longevity Improving for Childhood Cancer Survivors

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Fewer die of 'late effects' from radiation, chemotherapy
Youth prescribed antipsychotic medication should be monitored for exaggerated weight gain

Review: Monitor Weight for Youth on Antipsychotics

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SSRIs and SNRIs may improve weight status in short term, but not long term
Nearly one-fifth of teens and younger adults in the United States have been tested recently for HIV

CDC: 1 in 5 U.S. Teens, Younger Adults Tested Recently for HIV

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Testing rates of those ages 15 to 44: 22 percent for females and 16 percent for males