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About half of individuals who experience a myocardial infarction at 50 years or younger are smokers

Half of Individuals With MI at Age 50 or Younger Are Smokers

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Smoking cessation linked to reduced risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in this population
From 2008 to 2018

2008 to 2018 Saw Increase in Shingles Vaccination in Over 60s

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Women equally as likely as men to have received vaccine; coverage highest for non-poor, those with higher education
Higher intakes of vitamin C and carotenoids

Higher Vitamin C, Carotenoid Intake May Lower Risk for T2DM

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And, rate of type 2 diabetes lower for participants in highest versus lowest category of whole grain intake
Black patients with esophageal cancer have a reduced likelihood of receiving surgery

Odds of Surgery Lower for Black Patients With Esophageal Cancer

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Black race independently confers reduced odds of surgery; mortality higher for those without surgery
Upadacitinib monotherapy results in improved outcomes versus methotrexate for patients with predominantly early rheumatoid arthritis

Upadacitinib Beats Methotrexate in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Significantly better clinical, radiographic, patient-reported outcomes seen with upadacitinib
A national campaign to prevent suicide has been launched by the U.S. government.

U.S. Launches Suicide Prevention Campaign

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REACH campaign urges people to reach out to others and acknowledge daily stress in people's lives
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Employers Can Refuse to Provide Birth Control Coverage: U.S Supreme Court

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Lower courts had previously blocked changes to a requirement in the Affordable Care Act
Confirmation of an 11th case of dengue fever in the Florida Keys was announced Tuesday by state health officials.

11 Dengue Fever Cases Confirmed in Florida Keys

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All 11 cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been in Key Largo
The American Cancer Society has updated guidelines on human papillomavirus vaccination

American Cancer Society Updates HPV Vaccination Guidelines

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Vaccination should be routinely offered at age 9 to 12 years; catch-up vaccination recommended through age 26
From February to March 2020

February to March 2020 Saw Surge in Hydroxychloroquine Rx

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Number of patients receiving hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine prescriptions climbed across the U.S.