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No Link Found for Preprocedural Fasting and Witnessed Pulmonary Aspiration
Author says long periods of fasting before surgery may not be necessary
Men With Hidradenitis Suppurativa Perceive Better Physician Communication
Female patients perceive that clinicians are significantly worse at demonstrating respect, listening, and explaining concepts
ADHD Medications Remain Linked to Lower Risk for Real-World Adverse Outcomes
Magnitude of these associations decreases alongside increasing prescription rates
Obesity Linked to Financial Hardship, Food Insecurity
People with obesity also reported greater cost-related medication nonadherence than those with overweight, normal weight
Considerable Proportion of Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation Claims Involve Cost-Sharing
53, 83, and 27 percent of commercial claims, Medicare Part D claims, and Medicaid claims had out-of-pocket costs >$0
Thresholds for Preop Serum Calcitonin Predict Lymph Node Metastasis in Thyroid Cancer
Updated thresholds outperform those recommended by American Thyroid Association guidelines for patients with medullary thyroid cancer
Higher Cardiac Marker Levels Tied to Long-Term Cancer Risk
Study reveals no significant differences by race/ethnicity or sex
Degree of Weight Loss Affects Tirzepatide-Linked Cardiometabolic Risk Improvement
Linear relationship seen for waist circumference, BP; reduction in HOMA-IR, hemoglobin A1c seen with modest weight reduction
Moderna’s New Flu Shot Shows Strong Results in Older Adults
Menstrual Cycle Phases May Be Linked to Higher Alcohol Craving, Drinking
Increased risk for consumption seen during periods of rising estradiol levels