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Brain scans may predict which type of therapy will be most effective for obsessive-compulsive disorder in teens and adults

Brain Scan May Guide Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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Better response to cognitive behavioral therapy linked to greater activation in certain areas of brain
The incidence of emergency department visits for electric scooter injuries increased from 2014 to 2019

Emergency Visits for E-Scooter Injuries Up From 2014 to 2019

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Injuries nearly doubled, with head injuries most common
In a synopsis of the 2020 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs/U.S. Department of Defense clinical practice guideline

VA/DoD Issue Guideline for Diagnosis, Management of HTN

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Measurement of BP; target treatment goals; nonpharmacologic, pharmacologic therapy discussed
The U.S. mortality burden associated with dementia may be underestimated by vital statistics

Dementia May Contribute to More Deaths Than Previously Thought

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Association between dementia and mortality may be underestimated by nearly threefold
The COVID-19 pandemic in Philadelphia has brought changes in pediatric asthma care delivery patterns

Pandemic Changed Asthma Care Delivery for Children

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Simultaneously, admissions and systemic steroid prescriptions also declined
There is no association between treatment type for hyperthyroidism and later risk of solid cancer mortality

No Link Between Hyperthyroidism Treatment, Solid Cancer Death

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Association between radioactive iodine treatment and solid cancer mortality is dose dependent
Women are more likely than men to die waiting for a liver transplant

Sex-Disparities Exist in Liver Transplant Allocation

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Women 8.6 percent more likely to die waiting, 14.4 percent less likely to receive a deceased donor liver transplant
Among patients with heart failure

Empagliflozin Superior to Placebo for Heart Failure

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Risk for CV death, hospitalization with heart failure reduced, regardless of presence of diabetes
A considerable proportion of children with confirmed COVID-19 remain asymptomatic

More Than 20 Percent of Children With COVID-19 Are Asymptomatic

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SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA detected for a mean of 14.1 days among children who are asymptomatic
Having a nonpsychotic mental disorder in adolescence is associated with increased risk of subsequent myocardial infarction

Nonpsychotic Mental Disorder in Teens Linked to Later MI Risk

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Stress resilience and lifestyle factors partially attenuate the association, but it remains significant