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USPSTF: Evidence insufficient to recommend autism screening in children
Current evidence is insufficient to either recommend or discourage screening for autism spectrum disorder in children, the USPSTF says.
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USPSTF recommends depression screening for adults
Screen the general adult population for depression, as well as pregnant and postpartum women.
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Study describes possible antibiotics-JIA link
In a case-control study that compared children who had newly diagnosed JIA with controls matched by age and gender, antibiotic exposure was...
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Adolescents with eating disorders have high rates of psychiatric medication use
Adolescents with restrictive eating disorders had high rates of psychiatric comorbidity and medication use.
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Gene-testing predictive value can depend on institutional cancer prevalence
Molecular profiling for thyroid cancer may be useful to surgeons in a variety of scenarios, but results should be interpreted with proper...
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CMS proposes comprehensive care initiative for hip and knee replacements
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement payment model to improve patient outcomes...
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Race disparity in colon cancer treatment reemerges in 2010
Black patients with stage III colon cancer were less likely than non-Hispanic whites were to receive adjuvant chemotherapy during 1990-1991 and...
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Liraglutide improved weight management in overweight and obese adults
When taken daily at a dose of 3 mg in combination with diet and exercise, liraglutide increased weight loss in overweight and obese nondiabetic...
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Idarucizumab reverses dabigatran’s anticoagulant effects
Key clinical point: The investigational monoclonal antibody idarucizumab reversed the anticoagulant effects of dabigatran. Major finding:...