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Cardiorespiratory Effects of Smoke Fine Particulate Matter From Wildfires Can Persist for Months
Greatest susceptibility seen for hypertension, with highest hospitalization risk for 0.1 µg/m3 increase in three-month smoke PM2.5
Nodal Irradiation Does Not Reduce Recurrence, Death for ypN0 Breast Cancer
No reduction seen in risk with adjuvant regional nodal irradiation among patients with node-positive breast cancer who reached ypN0 status after neoadjuvant chemo
Odds of Advanced Cancer, Breast Cancer Death Lower in Screen-Detected Disease
Risk for breast cancer-related death and odds of mastectomy were higher for symptom-detected cancer
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Account for More Than One-Third of Dementia Risk
Hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and chronic heart failure have the greatest attributable fractions
Widespread Decline Seen in MMR Vaccination Rates After COVID-19
Seventy-eight percent of 2,066 U.S. counties reported decline in coverage from prepandemic to postpandemic
Atypical BMI Trajectory Detectable in Children as Early as Age 3.5 Years
Risk factors include prenatal smoking, high prepregnancy body mass index, high gestational weight gain, and high birth weight
Work Context Linked to Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
Self-employment linked to favorable CVD risk profile among minority and nonminority women
Increase in Lead Levels Linked to Worse School Academic Performance
1-unit increase in lead associated with worse scores in math and reading for those with early childhood lead levels below 3.5 µg/dL and ≥3.5 µg/dL
Maternal Obesity Linked to Pediatric Hospital Admissions for Infection
Children born to women with obesity grades 2 and 3 have increased rate ratio for hospital admission for infection at <1, 5 to 15 years
Dietary Patterns May Be Associated With Depressive Symptoms
Calorie-restricted, nutrient-restricted diets linked to increase in PHQ-9 depressive symptom severity scores in individuals with overweight