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Elderly patients with lung cancer

Lifetime Risk for Brain Mets Up in Elderly With Three Common Cancers

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Highest incidence seen for patients with non-small cell lung cancer and triple-negative breast cancer
Serum free fatty acid concentrations can distinguish children's fed and fasting states

Serum Free Fatty Acid Level Verifies Fasting State in Children

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Free fatty acid level consistent with nonfasting in 9.7 percent of outpatients and 1.6 percent of inpatients
In HIV serodifferent gay couples

ART Stops HIV Transmission in Serodifferent Gay Couples

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Zero rate of HIV transmission seen through condomless sex when viral load is suppressed
Three months of azithromycin did not significantly reduce treatment failure among patients hospitalized for an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Impact of Azithromycin Studied in Acute Exacerbation of COPD

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Azithromycin leads to significant drops in treatment intensification and step-up in hospital care
Medical financial hardship affects more than half of adults in the United States

More Than Half of U.S. Adults Have Medical Financial Hardship

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Hardship in material, psychological, behavioral domains more likely for those age 18 to 64 versus ≥65
For Russian Mayak nuclear enterprise workers occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation

Prolonged Exposure to Low-Dose Radiation May Increase HTN Risk

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Significant linear association seen for hypertension and liver-absorbed dose from external γ-rays
Vascular surgery after firearm injury is associated with an increased risk for complications and mortality

Vascular Surgery for Gun Injuries Carries Higher Mortality Risk

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Vascular surgery required to repair major blood vessels in one of 10 hospitalized with a firearm injury
A publicly available model can identify patients with asymptomatic Waldenström macroglobulinemia at high risk for progression

Model Predicts Progression Risk for Rare Type of Lymphoma

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Model can improve monitoring of patients with asymptomatic Waldenström macroglobulinemia
From 2015 to 2018

CDC: Foodborne Infections Increased From 2015 to 2018

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Incidence of most infections increasing, including those due to Campylobacter, Salmonella
There has been a significant reduction in surgical mortality during the last decade in Scotland that is partially attributable to the implementation of the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist

Implementing Surgical Safety Checklist Reduces Mortality

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Findings based on long-term evaluation of surgical mortality in Scotland