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Former National Football League players have an increased prevalence of atrial fibrillation and slowed cardiac conduction

Former NFL Participation Linked to Increased A-Fib Prevalence

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Former NFL players also had eightfold higher prevalence of paced cardiac rhythms versus controls
Daily self-weighing uptake is considerable among minority subgroups with type 2 diabetes and is associated with year 1 weight loss among African-Americans

Weight Loss Experiences Differ for Minority Groups With T2DM

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Individual session attendance more strongly tied to weight loss in Hispanics, African-Americans
Compared with the general population

Cancer Risks Examined in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

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Increased incidences found for lymphoma, lung cancer (in male patients), and cervical cancer
Metformin use is associated with a substantially lower risk for dementia among younger African-American patients with diabetes compared with sulfonylurea initiation

Metformin May Lower Dementia Risk in Black Patients With T2DM

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Findings strongest in younger African-American patients aged 50 to 64 years
With cesarean deliveries

Tissue Adhesive, Sterile Strips Similar After Cesarean Section

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No difference seen between groups in risk for wound complications after closure of Pfannenstiel incision
More patients suffer cardiac arrest in U.S. hospitals each year than previously estimated -- with rates 38 percent greater for adults and 18 percent greater for children

In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in the U.S. May Be Underestimated

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Authors say that cardiac arrest is a 'major public health problem'
Among patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis resistant to previous therapy with biologic agents

Filgotinib Bests Placebo in Tx of Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Clinical response rate higher among patients with active RA resistant to treatment with biologic agents
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening pregnant women for hepatitis B virus infection at their first prenatal visit (A recommendation). This recommendation forms the basis of an updated final recommendation statement published in the July 23/30 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

USPSTF Reaffirms Benefit of Hep B Screening in Pregnant Women

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USPSTF continues to recommend screening for HBV infection in pregnant women at the first prenatal visit
From 2001 to 2017

2001 to 2017 Saw Increase in Suicides in African-American Teens

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Male teens were most likely to use firearms or hang/suffocate themselves to commit suicide
Primary care practices may be relying on advanced practitioners to accommodate new Medicaid beneficiaries following the passage of the Affordable Care Act

Nonphysican Practitioners Filling Post-ACA Primary Care Gap

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New Medicaid beneficiaries seeing nurse practitioners, physician assistants