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Exercise improves physical and cognitive health in Down syndrome
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- Diana Swift
Walking, which is easy and inexpensive, is recommended.
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At-home blood pressure monitoring is cost effective over long term
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- Diana Swift
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
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- Diana Swift
The CDC noted that rates of HCV infections during pregnancy are on the rise.
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ACS expands lung cancer screening eligibility
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- Diana Swift
Greater uptake and adherence needed to reduce deaths.
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Predictors of prescription opioid overdose
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- Diana Swift
“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
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- Diana Swift
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
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- Diana Swift
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
- Author:
- Diana Swift
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
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- Diana Swift
Time of diagnosis can be a potential inflexion point for deprescribing long-term medications with safety risks, limited benefit, or possible...
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Ob.gyn. organizations opt for new residency application platform
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- Diana Swift
Holistic review of candidates will be possible at lower cost.
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Primary care vision testing rates in children low
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- Diana Swift
Vision testing rates by primary care physicians in children were low and differed by insurance status, an analysis of pooled data found.
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Social needs case management cuts acute care usage
- Author:
- Diana Swift
Hospitalizations fell by 11% in patients assigned to integrated social needs case management.
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Number of cervical cancer screenings linked to higher preterm birth risk
- Author:
- Diana Swift
The optimal screening strategy must trade off the oncologic benefits of cancer detection against the neonatal harms of overtreatment.
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Clinical index predicts common postpartum mental health disorders
- Author:
- Diana Swift
PMH-affected mothers were slightly younger than unaffected women, more likely to be primiparous, and less likely to be recent immigrants.
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Hearing loss tied to more fatigue in middle and older age
- Author:
- Diana Swift
Each 10 dB of audiometric hearing loss was associated with a higher likelihood of reporting fatigue nearly every day.