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Single measles cases trigger coordinated public health action that is associated with considerable costs

Considerable Costs Incurred in Response to Single Measles Cases

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Public health costs of disease investigation for two single measles cases estimated at $49,769, $18,423
Immediate access to opioid agonist treatment for patients presenting with opioid use disorder may provide greater health benefits at less cost than observed standard of care

Immediate Access to Opioid Agonists Found Cost-Effective

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Findings among patients with opioid use disorder in publicly-funded treatment facilities
Implementation of a guideline can reduce nonindicated use of proton pump inhibitors and histamine-2 receptor antagonists among newborns

Guidelines Can Cut Nonindicated Acid-Suppressing Rx in Infants

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Decrease in nonindicated prescription of PPIs/H2RAs in young infants from mean of 7.5 to zero per month
Individuals born between 1947 and 1964 have a significantly increased risk of prescription opioid overdose death and heroin overdose death

Baby Boomers Have Increased Risk of Rx Opioid Overdose Death

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In addition, those born from 1947 to 1964 and 1979 to 1992 have increased risk of heroin overdose death
An increased β-blocker dose is associated with a greater prognostic advantage in patients with chronic heart failure and diabetes than in those with chronic heart failure but no diabetes

Higher β-Blocker Dose Linked to Lower Mortality Risk

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Effect is larger in chronic heart failure patients with diabetes than CHF patients without diabetes
5-fluorouracil is associated with a 74 percent success rate as the initial treatment modality for high-grade intraepithelial vaginal dysplasia

5-Fluorouracil Promising for Vaginal Intraepithelial Neoplasia

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High success rate seen for 5-fluorouracil as initial treatment modality; also promising for recurrences
For patients with atrial fibrillation

NOACs Show Lower Risk of Adverse Renal Outcomes in A-Fib

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Compared with warfarin, dabigatran and rivaroxaban linked to lower risk of adverse renal outcomes
Use of oxybenzone (Benzophenone-3) in sunscreen and personal care products should be minimized due to its dermatological and environmental toxicity

Doubts Raised About Use of Products Containing Oxybenzone

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Increased adverse reactions may be result of closed loop involving ingesting fish, washing ingredient off
In patients with birch pollen allergy

Intranasal Omalizumab Does Not Increase Serum IgE Levels

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No relevant change in allergen-specific/total IgE levels for subjects challenged with omalizumab
Oral insulin does not delay onset of type 1 diabetes in autoantibody-positive relatives of patients with type 1 diabetes

Insulin Doesn’t Prevent Diabetes in Relatives of T1DM Patients

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Oral insulin doesn't delay onset in autoantibody-positive relatives of patients with type 1 diabetes