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High-occupancy hospitals may be sensitive to openings and closures in neighboring emergency departments

ED Openings, Closures May Affect Tx, Outcomes for Acute MI

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ED closures can negatively affect heart attack care at bystander hospitals at near or full capacity
Biopsychosocial frailty can predict short-term and longer-term dementia risk

Biopsychosocial Frailty Measure Predicts Risk for Dementia

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Model of physical, psychological, and social elements predicts three- and seven-year dementia risk
Opioid use at three months after an emergency department visit where opioids were prescribed for acute pain is relatively low and not necessarily tied to opioid misuse

Continued Use Low Three Months After ED Opioid Rx for Acute Pain

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Few report using opioids for reason other than pain three months after receiving opioid Rx
β-amyloid and cerebrovascular disease burden have divergent effects on longitudinal default mode network and executive control network functional connectivity changes in amnestic mild cognitive impairment and subcortical vascular mild cognitive impairment

Brain Changes Differ for β-Amyloid, Cerebrovascular Burden

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β-amyloid, cerebrovascular burden have divergent effects on brain functional network changes
The prevalence of short sleep duration increased among working American adults from 2010 to 2018

Prevalence of Short Sleep Duration Up From 2010 to 2018

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Odds of short sleep duration increased in 2018 with adjustment for demographic, occupational characteristics
From 2002 to 2012

Helmets Are Underutilized by Cyclists in the United States

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Blacks, Hispanics, and those aged <17 years have lowest rates of wearing helmets
The lifetime risks for peripheral artery disease are higher in black men and women than in whites or Hispanics

Lifetime Risks for Peripheral Artery Disease Higher for Blacks

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Within same race/ethnicity, residual lifetime risk varied 3.5- to 5.0-fold based on risk factors
Individuals with resistant hypertension have a high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea

Prevalence of Apnea High in Individuals With Resistant HTN

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Patients with severe OSA had higher BP values than those with mild-to-moderate OSA, non-OSA individuals
From 2009 to 2016

Fewer Children Receiving Care at Family Medicine Practices

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Odds of being seen at family practice increased for children from rural areas versus urban children
A 2011 U.S. Food and Drug Administration safety communication correlated with a significant decline in transvaginal mesh use for treatment of apical prolapse

2011 FDA Safety Message Tied to Drop in Transvaginal Mesh Use

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Proportion of apical procedures using transvaginal mesh decreased in year after safety communication