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Extended follow-up of the National Lung Screening Trial showed that the number needed to screen to prevent one lung cancer death among patients at high risk for lung cancer is 303

Extended Follow-Up Supports Low-Dose CT for Lung Cancer Screening

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303 the number needed to screen in extended follow-up of National Lung Screening Trial
Synthetic cannabinoid exposure is associated with increased odds of neuropsychiatric morbidity versus cannabis exposure among adolescents presenting to the emergency department

Neuropsychiatric Morbidity Up With Synthetic Cannabinoid Use in Teens

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Coma and/or CNS depression, seizures more common with single-drug synthetic cannabinoid exposure
For male patients with Parkinson disease

Sexual Activity May Cut Disability in Men With Early Parkinson Disease

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Active sex life linked to reduced motor, nonmotor burden and higher reported quality of life
Early warning signs may help providers identify eating disorders earlier

Early Warning Signs May Predate Eating Disorder Onset

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Those with disorders have higher rates of other conditions, Rx years before diagnosis
The risk for stillbirth increases the longer a pregnancy continues past 37 weeks of gestation

Risk of Stillbirth Increases in Pregnancies Past 37 Weeks

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Neonatal mortality steady from 38 to 41 weeks gestational age, significantly higher at 42 weeks
The use of most types of antidepressants is associated with significantly reduced mortality among patients with diabetes mellitus and comorbid depression

Treating Depression May Reduce Mortality in Diabetes Patients

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Mortality risk lower in patients with diabetes and depression who received antidepressants
The vast majority of orthopedic surgeons recommend prescribing a nine-day supply of around-the-clock oxycodone doses following commonly performed orthopedic surgeries

Survey Reveals Gaps in Opioid Rx Patterns of Orthopedic Surgeons

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History of drug misuse, depression did not necessarily diminish hypothetical prescribing rates
Publicly available Long-term Care Facility Staffing Payroll-Based Journal staffing data have the potential to revolutionize efforts to monitor and study the key role of nursing home staffing

New Staffing Data Source Can Improve Nursing Home Monitoring

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Data source may help link nursing home staffing, resident outcomes
Just under half of U.S. adults have some doubts about vaccine safety

45 Percent of U.S. Adults Have Some Doubts About Vaccine Safety

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However, 82 percent of survey respondents see benefits to vaccines
De facto medical use of cannabis for symptom relief is common among adult-use dispensary customers in Colorado

Most Adult-Use Cannabis Customers Use for Pain, Sleep Relief

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Retail customers report decreases in prescriptions, over-the-counter meds due to effectiveness of cannabis