Findings seen in older patients with breast cancer; non-Hispanic Black patients also less likely to have timely initiation of treatment
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Ambulance arrival was more frequent for emergency department visits made by adults with versus without Alzheimer disease
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Year-sex interaction not significant, indicating no change in the female-male disparity from 2017 to 2022
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Higher continuous HEI-2015 value independently linked to lower incidence of OAB, with nonlinear dose-response relationship
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Financial precarity more prevalent among Black and Hispanic versus White, those with less versus more than high school education
Read More »Iowa Resident Dies of Suspected Lassa Fever After Trip to West Africa
By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Health officials are investigating the case of an Iowa resident who died of Lassa fever after traveling recently to West Africa.The Ebola-like virus is rarely seen in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and …
Read More »USPSTF Recommends Screening for Domestic Violence in Pregnant, Postpartum Women
Current evidence is inadequate for assessing balance of benefits, harms of screening for caregiver abuse and neglect in older, vulnerable adults
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Findings seen despite similar rates of serious complications to male patients
Read More »Restaging MRI Can Predict Survival With Rectal Cancer
Findings can save some lower-risk patients surgery after chemo, radiation
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Recurrent urinary tract infections linked to decrease of up to 27 mL/min/1.73 m² in estimated glomerular filtration rate
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