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Program increases receipt of follow-up colonoscopy among persons aged 50 to 75 years with an abnormal stool test result

Receipt of zoster vaccine reduces probability of new dementia diagnosis over seven-year period by 3.5 percentage points

Increased odds of current asthma and wheeze seen at 4 to 6 years of age, but associations were null for outcomes at 8 to 9 years of age

The earlier combined oral contraceptive use is initiated, the higher the risk for depression

Use of NeuroSAFE to guide nerve-sparing surgery results in improvement in erectile function at 12 months and urinary continence at three months

Gap in public awareness is larger than for other conditions, even though prevalence of dysphagia is higher than vertigo

Machine learning algorithm diagnoses disease from duodenal biopsies with accuracy comparable to pathologists

Maternal obesity had strong influence on offspring obesity/severe obesity at ages 16 to 42 years

Stroke survivors with higher education level had faster decline in executive function, but not in global cognition, memory

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The longtime leader of a federal health program for 9/11 survivors and first responders has been fired, worrying many advocates and lawmakers.The program serves more than 100,000 people.Dr. John Howard, head of the World Trade Center Health Program, lost …