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Eleven novel adiposity variants have been identified after adjustment for physical activity (PA)

Exercise Reduces Weight Gain Effects in Those With FTO Gene

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No evidence for interaction with physical activity for loci other than established FTO locus
Many older women have low awareness about osteoporosis and its contribution to fracture risk and a lack of understanding about the benefits of osteoporosis pharmacotherapy

Older Women Show Limited Understanding of Osteoporosis

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Even after an osteoporosis-related fracture, few women are on pharmacotherapy
Medical marijuana laws are associated with a decline in the number of prescriptions filled for Medicaid enrollees

States With Medical Marijuana Laws See Drop in Prescriptions

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Findings, based on Medicaid fee-for-service, are consistent with previous Medicare data
Physicians prescribing propranolol in a single concentration of 4.28 mg/mL for infantile hemangioma report fewer prescribing errors than those prescribing generic propranolol

Rx Errors Up With Generic Propranolol for Hemangioma

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Dispensing, dose calculation errors more common with generic propranolol for infantile hemangioma
Medication adherence is better for combination prescription initiators with fibromyalgia syndrome

Combo Rx for Fibromyalgia Tied to Higher Adherence

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However, combination prescription initiation also tied to higher health care costs
A proposal to replace private insurance with government-funded health care for all moved forward in California on Wednesday as Democrats on the Senate Health Committee voted to advance the measure.

Single-Payer Health System Bill Moves Forward in California

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Not yet clear where money for the single-payer system would come from
U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the kinase inhibitor regorafenib has been expanded to include hepatocellular carcinoma

Regorafenib Approved for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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It is the first approved treatment for HCC in almost a decade
Three anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatments are associated with low rates of diabetic retinopathy worsening

Three Anti-VEGF Treatments Effective for Diabetic Retinopathy

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Rates of worsening low in patients receiving aflibercept, bevacizumab, or ranibizumab
Approximately one-fourth of eyes deemed to be normal based on eye examination by primary eye care physicians have age-related macular degeneration determined by fundus photography and trained raters

Undiagnosed Macular Degeneration Appears Common

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Nearly one-fourth of eyes deemed normal in primary care eye exam found to have AMD
Physician burnout factors include control

Risk Factors in Six Areas Tied to Physician Burnout

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Tool gauging burnout focuses on workload, control, rewards, community, fairness, values