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Nearly three-quarters of Americans are concerned about burnout among their clinicians

Americans Concerned About Clinician Burnout

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Most survey respondents believe burnout is tied to lower quality of care
Exposure to anticholinergic drugs is associated with an increased dementia risk

Exposure to Anticholinergics May Increase Dementia Risk

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Risk up for exposure to anticholinergics including antidepressants, antiparkinson drugs, antipsychotics
Even with dietary supplements

Nutrient Intake Inadequate in Many Pregnant Women in U.S.

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Almost all at risk for excessive sodium consumption
There is no increased risk for mortality among patients receiving red blood cell transfusions from female

Mortality Not Higher With Transfusions From Female Donors

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Findings seen for red blood cells from female, previously pregnant, or sex-discordant donors
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday took two kratom marketers to task over false claims that their products can treat or cure opioid addiction.

FDA Warns Two Kratom Marketers About False Claims

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Warning letters sent to companies illegally selling unapproved, misbranded kratom-containing drug products
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that primary care physicians provide interventions to prevent school-aged children and adolescents from initiating tobacco use. This recommendation forms the basis of a draft recommendation statement

USPSTF Urges Interventions to Prevent Tobacco Use in Children

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Updated recommendation calls on primary care physicians to prevent tobacco use among children
A set of competencies has been developed for medical education program directors on caring for patients with obesity

Set of Competencies for Obesity Developed for Medical Educators

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A second report provides proposed standard of care for people with obesity
Survivors of childhood low-grade gliomas treated with radiotherapy have poorer neuropsychological and socioeconomic-status outcomes

Outcomes Poor Years After Radiation for Pediatric Glioma Survivors

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Survivors treated with radiotherapy and at younger ages had poorer neuropsychological, SES outcomes
Smoking confers a greater increase in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction risk to women than men

Smoking Confers Greatest Risk for Major Heart Attack for Women

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Relative risk between men and women highest at ages 50 to 64, but highest increase seen at ages 18 to 49
Multiple exposures to general anesthesia may be associated with neurocognitive impairment and brain imaging abnormalities in long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Anesthesia Tied to Neurocognitive Impairment in Childhood ALL Survivors

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Survivors experience impairment with exposure to propofol, fluranes, longer anesthesia duration