There is substantial geographic variation in patient characteristics, treatment, and outcomes among patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) or mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF), according ...
Jul 18, 2024
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Common symptoms of liver inflammation caused by hepatitis E viruses (HEV) include fever, abdominal pain, pale stools, nausea, and jaundice. Individuals at risk for this infection include persons with weakened immune systems ...
Feb 16, 2024
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Although about 1 in 8 men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime, only about 1 in 44 will die from it. Most men diagnosed with prostate cancer die from other causes, especially those with ...
Jan 26, 2024
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HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a daily dose of two medications meant to prevent HIV infection in high-risk people, has changed public health dramatically in recent years. Yet, adolescents and young adults, one high-risk ...
Nov 14, 2023
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Fully remote preoperative bariatric care has similar patient outcomes as in-person preoperative care, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in JAMA Network Open.
Feb 20, 2023
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Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in Alabama may be more likely to have excessive hair growth and insulin resistance, whereas women with PCOS in California may be more likely to have higher testosterone levels, ...
Oct 11, 2022
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Jaxon Green, 6, was diagnosed with kidney disease the day he was born. His illness meant that for years his life would depend on daily dialysis. And because his family lives in Tamaqua, a rural Pennsylvania town, his diagnosis ...
Aug 29, 2022
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Early-onset colorectal cancer -cancer occurring before age 50—is rising most rapidly in Western states, where healthy behaviors are prominent, according to a new study. The authors of the study, which appears in the Journal ...
May 30, 2019
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Geographic location is an important predictor of the quality grades assigned to Medicare Advantage insurance plans, and the federal government should consider accounting for geographic differences to allow for fairer comparisons ...
Jan 12, 2016
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According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 160,340 lung cancer deaths occurred in the United States in 2012, accounting for 28 percent of all cancer deaths. While survival from lung cancer has improved since the ...
Sep 4, 2013
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