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The Rural-Urban Gap in Mortality
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- Jan Dyer
The CDC makes suggestions to health care providers for reducing mortality rates among patients who live in rural areas.
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New NCI Formulary May Help Streamline Cancer Clinical Trials
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- Jan Dyer
Thanks to new National Cancer Institute Formulary, clinicians are able to fast-track testing effective treatment from 6 approved major...
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Diabetes-Related Kidney Failure Drops Among Native Americans
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- Jan Dyer
Due to team-based care approaches, kidney health has significantly improved among Native Americans since the mid-1990s.
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Food Insecurity Among Veterans
- Author:
- Jan Dyer
VA researchers find food insecurity is a significant health risk factor among veterans who live alone and prepare their meals.
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Hearing Loss Is Less Common in Adults
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- Jan Dyer
Researchers suggest an improvement in hearing loss rates due to a lack of factors that have led to impaired hearing in the past.
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Survey Assesses Veterans’ Experience of Pain
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- Jan Dyer
A recent national survey suggested that younger veteran patients are more likely to experience severe pain than older and nonveteran patients.
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Even ‘Just a Few’ Cigarettes Have Long-Term Consequences
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- Jan Dyer
National Cancer Institute suggests even smoking an average of 1 cigarette per day can increase the risk death by lung cancer 9 times more than non...
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How Far Does a Cough Travel?
- Author:
- Jan Dyer
Researchers reveal the trajectory of a cough and the role it plays in spreading viral infections like influenza.
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Surgeon General Issues ‘Call to Action’ on Substance Abuse Crisis
- Author:
- Jan Dyer
U.S Surgeon General makes a new call to action to end the addiction crisis by pushing the idea of treating it “not as a moral failing, but as a...
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Sexually Transmitted Disease Cases Hit a High
- Author:
- Jan Dyer
While STD prevention resources are declining in the U.S., cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis reach an “unprecedented” high.
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Hospital-Acquired Conditions on the Decline
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- Jan Dyer
Recent report states hospital-acquired conditions have dropped 21% over a 5-year period due to government health care strategies and programs.
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When Their Job Puts Workers at Risk for Asthma
- Author:
- Jan Dyer
CDC researchers find health care workers might have acquired or worsened asthma due to workplace irritants.
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Helping Native Children Get Fit
- Author:
- Jan Dyer
Program based on a 19-year-old surgeon general report helps middle school students to make healthier and active lifestyle changes.
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How Common is Flu Without Fever?
- Author:
- Jan Dyer
Researchers reveal that the widespread belief of fever as a common symptom of influenza may not be true.
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Prevention Efforts Have Mixed Results for Injection-Drug Users
- Author:
- Jan Dyer
Although heroin use has increased, CDC reports cases of syringe sharing and use of syringe services programs have decreased overall.