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A Missouri man in his 40s is the eighth person in the United States to die from complications of a lung injury tied to using electronic cigarettes

Vaping-Linked Lung Illness Claims Eighth Life

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Patient first suffered from shortness of breath, which rapidly progressed to acute respiratory distress syndrome
Cancer diagnosis is less likely in patients not attending referral appointments for suspected cancer

Skipping Cancer Referral Appointments Linked to Earlier Death

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U.K. study reveals that more than 5 percent of patients skip their urgent referral appointment
Medical education does not equip students to provide high-quality

Medical Students Not Ready to Provide Nutritional Care

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Findings consistent regardless of country of training, year of medical education
The number of confirmed or suspected severe lung illnesses linked to vaping has risen to 530 cases across 38 states and the Virgin Islands

CDC: Cases of Vaping-Linked Lung Illness Rise to 530 Across 38 States

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FDA currently analyzing more than 150 vaping product samples tied to these cases
Using his executive powers

New York State Institutes Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes

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Stores have two weeks to clear their shelves of the products
Despite increasing roles of nonphysician providers in health care (nurse practitioners and physician assistants)

Nonphysician Providers Rarely Interpret Diagnostic Images

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Radiography and fluoroscopy were most common NPP-billed imaging services over all years
For patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Electronic Nose Analysis May Predict Response to Anti-PD-1 Therapy in NSCLC

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Initial breath analysis predicts individual treatment response to anti-PD-1 therapy at three months
An estimated 12.6 million persons in the United States could benefit from treatment to prevent active tuberculosis

12.6 Million in U.S. Could Benefit From Tx to Prevent Active TB

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Revised NHANES-based estimate for prevalence of latent TB infection excludes those who report prior tx
A 40-year-old California man is the seventh person to die from a severe respiratory illness brought on by using electronic cigarettes.

Vaping-Linked Lung Illness Claims Seventh Victim

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According to CDC, 380 people in 36 states have come down with the vaping-related sickness
Users of mint- and menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes and smokeless tobacco are exposed to pulegone levels higher than what the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers acceptable for intake of synthetic pulegone in food

Pulegone Levels in Mint, Menthol E-Cigarettes May Be Unsafe

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Exposure levels higher than those found in combustible menthol cigarettes