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The efficacy of hormonal contraceptives may be reduced with use of antibiotics

Antibiotics May Reduce Efficacy of Hormonal Contraceptives

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Unintended pregnancies seven times more commonly reported with antibiotics than control medicines
Adding corticosteroids to initial intravenous immunoglobulin seems beneficial for preventing coronary artery abnormalities in high-risk patients with Kawasaki disease

Combination Therapy May Benefit Some With Kawasaki Disease

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Adding corticosteroids to initial IV immunoglobulin may reduce risk for coronary artery abnormalities
Black and other nonwhite athletes report more pain

Racial Health Disparities Exist Among Pro Football Players

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Former black players, those of other races report worse physical, mental health than white players
Homelessness is associated with significantly higher 30- and 90-day readmission rates even when adjusting for other demographic and clinical factors

Homelessness Tied to Higher Readmission Rates

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Readmission rates higher across most common reasons for hospitalizations, but rates vary across states
Individuals with depression are at a higher risk for cannabis use

Risk for Cannabis Use Increased Among Adults With Depression

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And odds of past-month cannabis use and depression up from 2005-2006 to 2015-2016 in U.S. adults
California's first case of plague in five years has been confirmed by health officials.

California Has First Plague Case in Five Years

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Patient is believed to have been bitten by an infected flea while walking dog
COVID-19 cases in U.S. nursing homes rose nearly 80 percent earlier this summer

COVID-19 Cases Rebound Sharply in U.S. Nursing Homes

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By mid-July, nursing homes across the Sunbelt region accounted for 69 percent of COVID-19 deaths
A widely used COVID-19 test could produce inaccurate results due to issues with the equipment and software used to run the test

FDA: COVID-19 Test Could Give Inaccurate Results

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Agency issues alert about Thermo Fisher's TaqPath genetic test
In a potential harbinger of what could unfold on college campuses across the United States this fall

COVID-19 Spread Among Students Prompts UNC to Return to Online Teaching

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University was one of the largest schools in the country to bring students to campus for in-person teaching
Topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are recommended for the treatment of acute pain from non-low back

ACP, AAFP Issue Guidelines for Acute Musculoskeletal Injuries

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Acute pain from non-low back, musculoskeletal injuries first should be treated with topical NSAIDs