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Ethnic Differences Seen at Time of Dementia Diagnosis in U.K.

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Asian and black patients younger at diagnosis, have lower cognitive scores than white patients
The CalproQuest

8 Questions Helpful for Assessing IBD in Primary Care

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CalproQuest survey may increase pretest probability for a positive calprotectin test
There have been 48 confirmed cases of measles in Washington state since the start of the year as health officials struggle to stop the spread of the infectious disease.

Washington State Measles Cases Now at 48 Since Jan. 1

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Thirty-four cases involved children ages 1 to 10; 41 patients not vaccinated against measles
Certain lots of Roche Diagnostics test strips should not be used with CoaguChek test meter devices to check levels of the blood thinner warfarin because patients may get inaccurate results and be at risk for serious injury or death

Expanded Recall of Warfarin Level Monitoring Test Strips

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Inaccurate results may put patients at risk for serious injury or death
For older adults on the Alzheimer disease trajectory

Early Tau Deposition Elevated for Women Versus Men

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Clinically normal women exhibit higher entorhinal cortical tau, which is linked to higher Aβ burden
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has released its updated adult immunization schedule for 2019; the schedule was published online Feb. 5 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Updated ACIP Immunization Schedule Released for Adults

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Changes recommended to influenza vaccine, hepatitis A and B vaccines
Cancer survivors carry greater financial burdens related to medical debt payments and bills versus patients without a cancer history

Cancer Survivors Face Hardship Over Medical Bills

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Hardships greatest among younger cancer survivors versus patients without cancer history
The incidence of some obesity-related cancers is increasing in younger generations

Some Obesity-Related Cancers Increasing in Younger Adults

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Incidence up for six of 12 obesity-related cancers; steeper increase in successively younger generations
A swallowable cellular retrieval capsule sponge cytology-sampling device

Sponge Cytology-Sampling Device Promising for Barrett Esophagus Dx

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Swallowable sampling device combined with methylation biomarker panel IDs Barrett esophagus
During the first eight months of recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) use

CDC Examines Safety of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine

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Total of 4,381 reports of adverse events during first eight months of use; 3 percent were serious