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Half of women treated for gynecologic cancers miss or skip doses of oral drugs

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Jennie Smith
Publish date: November 19, 2020

Those who did not take all their medications cited anxiety or expressed doubt about the efficacy of their regimens.

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Nebulized surfactant shows promise in large cohort

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Jennie Smith
Publish date: November 12, 2020

An aerosolized surfactant reduced the need for liquid surfactant treatment by half among premature infants with early mild to moderate respiratory...

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New case suggestive of in utero SARS-CoV-2 transmission

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Jennie Smith
Publish date: November 5, 2020

In this rare case of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from a mother to her neonate, virus was detected in cord blood but not placenta.

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Chinese American families suffer discrimination related to COVID-19

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Jennie Smith
Publish date: October 29, 2020

In a sample of Chinese American parents and children, reports of racial discrimination during the pandemic were common.

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Artificially sweetened drinks add to CVD risk

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Jennie Smith
Publish date: October 26, 2020

People who reported consuming around 180 mL per day of beverages high in sugar or artificially sweetened drinks saw a higher risk of developing...

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Stress tests before knee, hip replacement surgeries down, with no ill effects

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Jennie Smith
Publish date: October 6, 2020

While routine preoperative stress tests appear to be a thing of the past, many patients without known risk factors are still being tested. Do...

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App for MS aims to capture elusive signals of progression

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Jennie Smith
Publish date: September 12, 2020

Researchers in Switzerland argue for seeing MS as a continuum of disease that can progress with or without relapse. Their new smartphone-based app...

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Infants around the world with bronchiolitis received excess tests despite guidelines

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Jennie Smith
Publish date: July 13, 2020

While antibiotic use was relatively rare in this global cohort, chest x-rays, blood tests, and other nonrecommended interventions were common.

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Pubovaginal sling during urethral diverticulectomy reduces stress incontinence

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Jennie Smith
Publish date: July 2, 2020

The reduction in stress urinary incontinence was significant, but it was associated with other adverse effects.

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New definitions of hypertension reveal new preeclampsia risks

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Jennie Smith
Publish date: June 18, 2020

Women with what was once called prehypertension may need more monitoring in early pregnancy.

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Children with cystic fibrosis and their caregivers face sleep difficulties

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Jennie Smith
Publish date: June 11, 2020

Sleep problems were pronounced in both young patients and their parents even in the absence of symptoms.

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Fracture risk higher for children with anxiety on benzodiazepines

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Jennie Smith
Publish date: June 4, 2020

In a rare study of off-label sedative use, children prescribed benzodiazepines for an anxiety disorder saw a higher rate of fractures than did...

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COVID-19 complicates prescribing for children with inflammatory skin disease

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Jennie Smith
Publish date: May 27, 2020

Pediatric dermatologists say they would continue children on most immunosuppressive treatments, but are more reluctant to initiate.

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Vitamin D intake among U.S. infants has not improved, despite guidance

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Jennie Smith
Publish date: May 19, 2020

For over a decade, the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended 400 IU daily – but fewer than a third of babies receive it.

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Distracted driving laws reduce teen driver deaths

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Jennie Smith
Publish date: May 15, 2020

Young drivers in states with the strongest enforcement policies against texting saw 29% fewer fatal crashes than in states without bans.

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