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Among patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Age, BMI Predict Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment Success

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Upper airway stimulation more effective with older age, lower body mass index
Endurance exercise has anti-aging effects visible at the cellular level

Endurance Exercise Tied to Anti-Aging at Cellular Level

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Effect seen with aerobic endurance and high-intensity training but not resistance training
There is insufficient evidence to recommend the implementation of diversion protocols as effective strategies to address emergency department overcrowding

Evidence on ED Diversion Strategies Inconclusive

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But prehospital diversion does not seem to decrease proportion of patients transferred to ED
The risk for atrial fibrillation is increased among antidepressant users

A-Fib Risk Up for Antidepressant Users, but Higher Before Tx

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Antidepressant treatment linked to threefold increased risk during first month; link decreased over year
Despite numerous difficulties

Affordable Care Act Sign-Ups Higher Than Expected

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As of last Saturday's enrollment deadline, 8.5 million people in 39 states had enrolled
Almost two-thirds of U.S. women aged 15 to 49 years were currently using contraception in 2015 to 2017

CDC: ~65 Percent of U.S. Women Currently Using Contraceptives

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Female sterilization is most commonly used method, followed by oral contraceptive pill
Overall

Prevalence of Benzodiazepine Use 12.6 Percent in the United States

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Misuse accounted for 17.2 percent of overall use; highest misuse reported for those aged 18 to 25 years
Black patients with atrial fibrillation are less likely to receive direct-acting oral anticoagulants compared with white patients

Racial Disparities Seen in Use of Oral Anticoagulants for A-Fib

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When treated for atrial fibrillation, quality of anticoagulant use lower in blacks, Hispanics
From 2005 to 2017

Growth in Use of Telemedicine Seen From 2005 to 2017

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Significantly faster increase in use of telemental health services seen in counties with no psychiatrists
A miniaturized optical coherence tomography imaging needle can detect blood vessels intraoperatively in the human brain in vivo

OCT Imaging Needle Can Detect Blood Vessels in Neurosurgery

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OCT probe integrated into standard brain biopsy needle IDs vessels with high sensitivity, specificity