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Women of reproductive age are often unaware of their hospital's religious affiliation

Women Often Unaware of Their Hospital’s Religious Affiliation

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Authors say findings have implications for reproductive health care decisions
Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) deaths in children decreased between 2000 and 2015

Drop in Childhood Pneumococcal, Hib Deaths From 2000 to 2015

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Most children who died of pneumococcus and Hib presented with pneumonia
Parental incarceration is associated with lower health care use and unhealthy behaviors among adolescents and young adults

Parental Incarceration Linked to Unhealthy Behaviors in Teens

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History of mother and father incarceration linked to forgone health care, prescription drug abuse
Initiation of a basal insulin analog versus human neutral protamine Hagedorn insulin is not associated with reduction in the risk of hypoglycemia-related emergency department visits or hospital admissions

Basal Insulin Analogs Don’t Cut Hypoglycemia-Linked ER Visits

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No reduced risk of hypoglycemia-linked ER visits, admissions for basal insulin analog vs. NPH insulin
Intratumoral infusion of recombinant nonpathogenic polio-rhinovirus chimera can be delivered safely and is tied to higher survival rates than those of historical controls

Polio-Rhinovirus Promising for Malignant Glioma Patients

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Intratumoral infusion appears to be safe, improve survival in those with grade IV malignant glioma
The incidence of myopia among Chinese students may be as high as 20 to 30 percent each year from first grade onward

High Incidence of Myopia Among Chinese Schoolchildren

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Incidence of myopia based on refraction without cycloplegia is 20 to 30 percent each year
A peer-based education program can improve the efficiency of electronic health record use

Peer-Led Education Helps Physicians Save Time With EHRs

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Peer-based education program, based on training implemented in SCPMG, can improve efficiency
Adherence to a healthy lifestyle among mothers during their offspring's childhood is associated with reduced risk of childhood obesity

Mothers’ Healthy Lifestyle Tied to Drop in Offspring Obesity

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Lower risk of incident obesity for offspring whose moms have healthy BMI, engage in physical activity
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has strengthened current warnings in the prescribing information about fluoroquinolone antibiotics causing significant decreases in blood glucose as well as mental health side effects.

FDA Requires Safety Label Changes for Fluoroquinolones

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Changes will describe hypoglycemic coma and clarify and identify mental health side effects
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concludes that there is currently insufficient evidence to assess the benefits and harms of adding nontraditional risk factors to traditional cardiovascular disease risk assessment in asymptomatic adults. These findings form the basis for a final recommendation statement published online July 10 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Nontraditional CVD Risk Factors

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Insufficient evidence for adding to traditional CVD risk assessment in asymptomatic adults