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- Marcus A. Banks
Publish date: February 1, 2023
Children with autism were almost twice as likely as their peers to develop diabetes and high blood pressure.
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- Author:
- Marcus A. Banks
Publish date: January 27, 2023
New research suggests cardiac risks appear much earlier in life than expected – as early as age 30 – at a time when women are often not screened fo...
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- Author:
- Marcus A. Banks
Publish date: January 9, 2023
The authors of the guidelines encourage primary care doctors to collaborate with other medical professionals to treat the comorbidities often linke...
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- Author:
- Marcus A. Banks
Publish date: July 29, 2022
Walking, especially when their legs hurt, made a significant positive difference for people with peripheral artery disease.
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- Marcus A. Banks
Publish date: July 11, 2022
Adolescents in the screened and unscreened groups were just as likely to go to the ED for any reason, be admitted to the hospital for any reason, o...
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- Author:
- Marcus A. Banks
Publish date: June 14, 2022
“I wouldn’t encourage anyone to change their fish consumption habits just because of this paper.”
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- Author:
- Marcus A. Banks
Publish date: April 26, 2022
The FDA said expectant parents should discuss the pros and cons of genetic screening with a genetic counselor before getting the tests and seek a f...
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- Author:
- Marcus A. Banks
Publish date: April 22, 2022
“Gun owners want to be responsible. These deaths are really preventable.”
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- Author:
- Marcus A. Banks
Publish date: March 29, 2022
Suspected suicide attempts accounted for about 50% of the total calls to poison control centers among children aged 10-12 in 2000 – a figure that b...
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- Author:
- Marcus A. Banks
Publish date: February 28, 2022
“There was not an increase in cases of sudden [sensorineural] hearing loss associated with COVID-19 vaccination compared to previously published re...
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- Author:
- Marcus A. Banks
Publish date: February 24, 2022
Though the CDC has long encouraged the use of a condom during anal intercourse, the FDA had not until now deemed this practice safe.
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- Author:
- Marcus A. Banks
Publish date: February 9, 2022
The number of ob.gyns. who reported a malpractice suit has been dropping, from 85% in 2017 to 83% in 2019 to 79% in 2021.
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- Author:
- Marcus A. Banks
Publish date: February 3, 2022
More than one in four (28%) said they now no longer trust patients or that they treat them differently.
