Strongest link seen for those with >20 pack-years
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Epidural Steroid Injections Reviewed for Radicular Pain, Spinal Stenosis
Some evidence seen for ESIs reducing pain and disability in cervical and lumbar radiculopathies and possibly in lumbar spinal stenosis
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Progression-free survival significantly lower with fixed-duration acalabrutinib-venetoclax with or without obinutuzumab
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Olpasiran leads to significant and sustained reduction in OxPL on apolipoprotein B
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Lower risk for COPD exacerbations seen with SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists, but not with DPP-4 inhibitors
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Although screening rates are higher for exposed individuals, rates are low in both exposed and unexposed individuals
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National hospital occupancy of about 85 percent expected by 2032 for adult beds, by 2035 for adult and pediatric beds combined
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Relative decline seen in cancer mortality among Blacks, but they still have higher mortality rates than Whites
Read More »More Than Two-Thirds of U.S. Counties Do Not Have a Gastroenterologist
Counties without gastroenterologists more likely to be nonmetropolitan, have older populations, have lower median household income
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Almost all older adults in SPRINT trial have predicted net benefit favoring systolic BP target <120 mm Hg versus <140 mm Hg
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