Preventive Care
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Maternal pertussis vax effective for infants in most vulnerable months
Large study also helps answer questions on duration of effectiveness and the potential “blunting” effect in infants.
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Do new Alzheimer’s drugs get us closer to solving the Alzheimer’s disease riddle?
It’s increasingly clear to this observer that cognitive reserve is synonymous with organic brain health.
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How exercise boosts the body’s ability to prevent cancer
“People don’t adhere to vague lifestyle advice like ‘just exercise.’ We wanted to link a specific biologic effect to a very concrete intervention...
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CPAP adherence curbs severe cardiovascular disease outcomes
Meta-analysis supports the need for better strategies to improve CPAP adherence in high-risk populations.
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USPSTF should reconsider recommendation to lower mammogram age: Experts
The benefit is arguably small, while the harms appear quite significant.
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Multivitamins and dementia: Untangling the COSMOS study web
When you get a positive result in your research, it’s always exciting. But when a slew of studies that came before you are negative, you aren’t...
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Vegetarian diets tied to lower risk for some GI cancers
“The results of this systematic review indicate that adherence to vegetarian diets can reduce the risk of gastrointestinal cancers, compared with...
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Factor XI inhibitors: The promise of a truly safe anticoagulant?
The efficacy data in the phase 3 trials will be key to the success of these drugs. “That is a very important part of the puzzle that is still...
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Endoscopic monitoring may not be needed for nonerosive GERD
Patients with confirmed nonerosive GERD are not at greater risk for esophageal cancer but those with erosive disease had more than double the...
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Are vitamin D levels key to canagliflozin’s fracture risk?
“Something as simple as OTC vitamin D might protect against bone fractures caused by chronic multiyear treatment with a drug.”
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Hypertensive disorders screening recommended for all pregnant women
USPSTF cites moderate-certainty evidence for benefits of screening for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.