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Racial, ethnic minorities often don’t practice sun protective behaviors
Cultural beliefs, stigma, and personal preferences may affect behaviors.
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Key risk factors of pediatric cervical spinal injury identified
This needs to be validated in a large multicenter study.
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Penicillin-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae most common cause of bacteremic CAP
Narrow-spectrum aminopenicillins should be used specifically to treat children hospitalized from suspected bacterial CAP.
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Better screening needed to reduce pregnancy-related overdose, death
Prior history of drug use, overdose, psychiatric comorbidities, and suicide attempt may be missed red flags.
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Etanercept biosimilar SB4 a cost-effective alternative for psoriasis, PsA
Statistically significant improvement in symptom scores and significant cost savings of up to 63% achieved.
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Survey finds psoriasis patients seek relief with alternative therapies
The majority said they used complementary and alternative medicines because “traditional medications did not help or had side effects.”
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Improved WIC food packages reverse obesity in toddler participants
Providing healthier, affordable dietary options is key to better health management.
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Proinflammatory diet may not trigger adult psoriasis, PsA, or AD
Proinflammatory foods included processed meat, red meat, organ meat, vegetables other than leafy green and dark yellow, refined grains, low- and...
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Earlier diagnosis, treatment needed to curb dramatic rise in neonatal HSV
High health care use and associated costs persisted 6 months after hospitalization.
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Breast cancer survivors offer realistic strategies for easing cost burden
Breast cancer survivors provide recommendations across four significant areas: insurance, supportive services and care, financial assistance, and...
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Consider individualized testosterone protocol for transgender acne
Increased BMI and smoking raise risk of acne in transgender men treated with masculinizing doses of testosterone.
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Teens likely to mimic parents’ opioid use
Interventions that target parental use and emphasize positive parenting may lower adolescent opioid use.
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Adolescents’ screen time tied to more depression, less sleep
Social messaging, Web surfing, and time spent watching TV/movies appear to be directly correlated with sleep characteristics, but the same cannot...
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Buprenorphine for NAS shows promise in reducing length of stay
Up to 70% of newborns with NAS will require pharmacologic treatment to alleviate symptoms.
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Confidential, parent-free discussion should occur by age 13
Adolescents are reporting that health care encounters often do not include an explanation of confidentiality by their providers.