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Telephone Best for Switching Patients to New Colonoscopy Intervals
Telephone outreach may be a reasonable approach to update patients on post-polypectomy surveillance guideline changes if secure messaging or text...
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Cardiorespiratory Fitness May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk
The association between change in absolute CRF and prostate cancer incidence was significant only for participants with a moderate baseline...
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Targeting Fetus-derived Gdf15 May Curb Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy
The majority of GDF15 in maternal blood during pregnancy comes from the fetal part of the placenta.
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Maternal Vegan Diet May Be Tied To Lower Birth Weight
“The observed effect size on birth weight is comparable to what is observed among daily smokers relative to nonsmokers in this cohort.”
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Adequate Midlife Protein, Especially From Plants, Tied to Healthy Aging
Despite apparent health and overweight, a surprising number of US adults are protein deficient.
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Study: Early Tecovirimat Stops Mpox Progression in HIV Patients
People with HIV and mpox disease who received tecovirimat within 7 days of symptom onset were 13 times less likely to experience progression,...
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Exercise improves physical and cognitive health in Down syndrome
Walking, which is easy and inexpensive, is recommended.
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At-home blood pressure monitoring is cost effective over long term
Home measurement appeared to be economical over a minimum 10-year period compared with usual care – higher expenditures for equipment and training...
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Test all perinatally exposed infants for HCV: CDC
The CDC noted that rates of HCV infections during pregnancy are on the rise.
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ACS expands lung cancer screening eligibility
Greater uptake and adherence needed to reduce deaths.
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Predictors of prescription opioid overdose
“Awareness of, and attention to, several patient and prescription characteristics may help reduce the risk of opioid overdose among people living...
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Depression tied to higher all-cause and cardiovascular mortality
Approximately 11%-16% of the positive associations could be explained by lifestyle factors such as excess alcohol consumption, overeating, and...
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Paxlovid and Lagevrio benefit COVID outpatients in Omicron era
In a update of the rapid practice point guideline for outpatient treatment of COVID-19, the American College of Physicians found that nirmatrelvir...
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Treating fractures in elderly patients: Beyond the broken bone
Osteoporosis management can prevent fractures, and follow-up after fractures can prevent future breaks.
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Dementia diagnosis a good time to reduce polypharmacy
Time of diagnosis can be a potential inflexion point for deprescribing long-term medications with safety risks, limited benefit, or possible...