Excess risk of 14 per 10,000 women seen with zero to five years of LNG-IUS use
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Lower likelihood of vaccination for flu, SARS-CoV-2, RSV seen with increasing quartile of social vulnerability index, especially for Black people
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E-cigarettes remain the most commonly reported used tobacco product
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Simultaneously, exemptions increased in most U.S. jurisdictions
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In patients with end-stage kidney disease, amputation risk is higher with diabetes versus without
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In fact, standing more than two hours a day may be tied to higher risk for circulatory issues
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