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Discontinuation tied to lower risk for fall-related injury

Decline seen in global cognition, memory in adults aged at least 50 years

Middle meningeal artery embolization plus surgery linked to lower risk for hematoma recurrence or progression

Three good practice statements include regularly testing serum iron studies, which can influence decision to use oral or IV iron treatment

Despite global decreases, prevalence and mortality increased in United States

About 3.5 million persons used PrEP in 2023 globally, which was far below the goal of 21.2 million set for 2025

Extensive coronary artery calcium associated with composite primary outcome, all-cause death, cardiovascular events

Likelihood of meeting guidelines higher among men, White non-Hispanics, those living in metropolitan areas

Review also shows benefits for mental health rehabilitation

Lung cancer survival increasing; however, disparities still exist, with consistently worse outcomes seen among people of color

In terms of maternal and neonatal outcomes, planned home births are as safe as planned birth center births

Most common exclusion criteria were major depressive disorder, malignant neoplasms, liver disease, uncontrolled HTN

By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Sixty-eight people have been sickened and 18 have been hospitalized in a salmonella...

Individual- and neighborhood-level indicators of social disadvantage linked to worse MRI outcome in pediatric-onset MS

Global antibiotic use reduced significantly during the COVD-19 pandemic, but increase projected to continue through 2030