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Black and Hispanic patients are at higher risk for stroke recurrence than white patients

Disparities for Risk of Recurrent Hemorrhagic Stroke Unexplained

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Higher risk of second hemorrhagic stroke in blacks, Hispanics, not fully explained by hypertension severity
Online physician reviews tend to be skewed positively

Online Consumer Ratings of Physicians Tend to Be Skewed

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Ratings also differ significantly by specialty group
The lifetime risks of Alzheimer's disease dementia vary considerably by age

Lifetime Risks Temper Biomarker Tests for Alzheimer Dz Dementia

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Those younger than 85 years with MCI, amyloidosis, neurodegeneration have risk >50 percent
Post-transplant hepatitis C treatment increases access to transplant and reduces waitlist time among hepatitis C-positive patients awaiting kidney transplantation

Post-Transplant Tx Reduces Wait for Kidney in Hep C+ Patients

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Delaying treatment until after transplant doesn't adversely impact kidney allograft or survival
The rate of mental health-related physician office visits is higher to psychiatrists than primary care physicians for all adults except those aged 65 years and older

More Adults Go to Psychiatrist, Not PCP, for Mental Health Care

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But, older adults just as likely to see a primary care physician for mental health-related issues
Job strain is associated with an increased risk of death among men with cardiometabolic disease

Job Strain May Raise Death Risk in Men With Cardiometabolic Dz

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Increased mortality greater than excess linked to HTN, obesity, physical inactivity, high alcohol intake
Three assays may detect early lung cancer in blood samples using genome sequencing

ASCO: New Assays May Detect Early Lung Cancer in Blood

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Targeted sequencing, whole-genome sequencing, whole-genome bisulfite sequencing show potential
Gut microbiota at ages 3 to 4 months may contribute to the protective effect of breastfeeding against overweight

Microbiota in Breastfed Infants May Help Prevent Overweight

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Elevated risk of overweight for formula-fed infants attenuated with adjustment for gut microbiota
Physicians have a role to play in caring for caregivers to help prevent burnout

AMA Guide Highlights Importance of Caring for Caregivers

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Burnout can have harmful effects for both patients and caregivers if left unaddressed
The prevalence of being uninsured varies by occupational groups

CDC: Prevalence of No Insurance Varies by Occupational Groups

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Significant drop in prevalence of uninsured from 2013 to 2014; variation by occupation in both years