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Considerable numbers of men who have sex with men and persons who inject drugs who are unaware of their HIV infection report missed opportunities for diagnosis

Missed Opportunities for HIV Diagnosis Among Those at Risk

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Men who have sex with men and persons who inject drugs report missed testing opportunities
Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries were less likely to die in acute care hospitals in 2015 than in 2000

Decline in Medicare Patients Who Die in Acute Care Hospitals

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2000 to 2015 also saw increase in ICU use in last month of life, deaths in home or community setting
Delayed administration of sodium thiosulfate after cisplatin chemotherapy may prevent treatment-related hearing loss in children with standard-risk hepatoblastoma without affecting survival outcomes

Sodium Thiosulfate Post-Cisplatin May Lessen Hearing Loss

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Children with hepatoblastoma on cisplatin less likely to have hearing loss with sodium thiosulfate added
In honor of National HIV Testing Day

National HIV Testing Day Is on June 27

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Annual occasion is a good time for health care providers to encourage testing
There is no significant difference in the rates of abortion-related morbidities and adverse events following induced abortions

Abortion Complication Rates Similar Between Facility Type

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Findings based on comparison between ambulatory surgical centers, office-based settings
Sleep disruption consistently predicts risk for atrial fibrillation before and after adjusting for obstructive sleep apnea

Sleep Disruption Increases Risk of Atrial Fibrillation

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Higher risk seen across multiple cohorts, regardless of obstructive sleep apnea and other possible factors
Flight attendants have higher rates of specific cancers compared with the general population

Higher Rates of Cancers Observed Among Flight Attendants

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Especially breast cancer, melanoma, and non-melanoma skin cancer among female flight attendants
Intervention programs that start before psychological symptoms develop can prevent diabetes distress in teens with type 1 diabetes

Intervention Programs Prevent Diabetes Distress in Teens

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Findings based on one-year follow-up in teens with type 1 diabetes participating in the STePS study
Mercury is released from amalgam fillings after exposure to 7.0 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging

Mercury Released From Amalgam Fillings After High-Power MRI

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In an ex vivo setting, mercury is released from amalgam fillings after exposure to 7.0-T MRI
Higher maximal activated clotting time is associated with a greater risk of major bleeding after transfemoral percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) than after transradial PCI

Clotting Time in Transfemoral PCI Linked to Bleeding Risk

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More major bleeding seen at maximal activated clotting time greater than 290 seconds