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Many PCPs Prescribe Antibiotics for Pneumonia Even With Negative Chest X-Ray
More than two-thirds of patients with negative chest X-ray results prescribed antibiotics
Inflammatory Bowel Disease on the Rise Globally in the Elderly
Significant increases seen in the number of prevalent cases, incident cases, disability-adjusted life years, deaths
RSNA: Obesity, VAT Linked to Measures of Amyloid Burden in Midlife
Visceral adipose tissue had significant direct effect on amyloid burden, which was not explained by HOMA-IR
Symptom Pattern of Meniere Disease Often Changes Over Time
While vertigo may spontaneously remit, other symptoms often persist and worsen over time, showing complex disease course
Study Looks at Impact of Children’s Exposure to Lead in the United States
Increase of 0.13 standard deviations seen in overall liability to mental illness assuming published lead-psychopathology links are causal
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Cardiovascular Risk and Obesity Affect Brain Volume in Middle Age
Strongest influence seen between 55 and 64 years in men and between 65 and 74 years in women
E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders Declared Over
American Seniors Struggle to Pay Medical Bills More Than Peers in Other Wealthy Countries
Overactive Bladder Diagnoses Increased After Guideline Publication
Only 19 percent of patients were treated with oral and/or third-line therapies during six-year study; third-line therapy increased from 2013 to 2018
Small Amounts of Vigorous Activity Beneficial for Nonexercising Women
Very small amounts of vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity linked to significant reduction in MACE for women
Nonoperative Management Cost-Effective for Pediatric Appendectomy
Compared with laparoscopic appendectomy, nonoperative management was also more effective
Centralized CRC Screening Outreach Intervention Improves Screening Rates
Intervention participants were more likely to complete screening and to have detection of advanced colorectal neoplasia
Long-Term Sex Hormone Treatment in Transgender Care Tied to Changes in Body Composition
Longitudinal changes seen in regional fat and muscle composition and cardiometabolic biomarkers
Deprescribing Antihypertensives Not Tied to Hospitalization for Heart Attack, Stroke
Estimated unadjusted cumulative incidence did not differ between long-term care residents who were deprescribed or continued antihypertensives
Two Common Antiseizure Medications Do Not Harm Child Neurodevelopment
No differences seen in six-year verbal abilities for children exposed, unexposed to antiseizure medications in utero