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Remotely Delivered Behavioral Intervention Reduces Systolic BP Variation
Improvement seen in average systolic BP coefficient of variance and in other variability metrics
Bariatric Surgery Linked to Improved IBD Outcomes in Patients With Obesity
For patients with inflammatory bowel disease and obesity, surgery linked to reduction in IBD-related outcomes
Use of Vaginal Estradiol Tablets Not Linked to Recurrent Stroke
Exposure to vaginal estradiol not linked to increased rate of recurrent ischemic stroke when adjusted for comorbidity, medications, income, education
Work-Related Income Drops for Parents of Children Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes
Sharp decline seen in work-related income, with relative decrease of 6.6 and 1.6 percent for mothers and fathers, respectively, in year after diagnosis
Helping Others Linked to Higher Level of Cognitive Function
Moderate level of helping, both formal volunteering and informal helping, consistently linked to robust cognitive benefits
OTC Oral Contraceptive Pills Improve Access to Effective Contraception
OTC access linked to 31.8 percentage point increase in individuals moving from no contraceptive method to an effective method
Positive Childhood Experiences May Protect Against Disordered Eating During College
Low adverse childhood experiences and high positive childhood experiences together reduced disordered eating by 20 to 41 percent
Stapokibart Found to Be Superior to Placebo for Severe Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Polyps
Benefits include reduced polyp size and severity of nasal symptoms at 24 weeks
Quitting Smoking Tied to Recovery From Substance Use Disorder
Authors say findings support addressing smoking cessation during substance use treatment
Counties With Repeated Low Cervical Cancer Screening Have Worse Outcomes
Diagnosis of distant-stage cervical cancer was 84 percent higher and deaths were 96 percent higher in low-screening counties
