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Increase particularly pronounced among mothers with lower education levels, Medicaid recipients, Black mothers

Men with negative mpMRI results avoiding biopsy did not have increased risk for clinically significant prostate cancer

Co-commencement with antipsychotic medications can reduce weight gain by 4.03 kg compared with control

Risks for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia lower in those with obesity based on waist circumference, waist circumference and BMI

Association observed between adults with MDD and hard braking and hard cornering events per trip

Genetic diagnoses result in direct changes in management for patients with a pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant

Decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate more severe among individuals hospitalized with COVID-19

The law will provide training and equipment for U.S. schools

Increased odds of metabolic syndrome seen with short sleep duration during pregnancy and for two to seven years after delivery

Modest absolute reduction in use observed, which increased during peak of shortage; no difference seen in mortality during shortage

By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Federal health officials have confirmed unsettling new details about the first United States...

8.8 percent decrease seen in volume of patient-initiated medical advice message threads in six months after implementation

Norovirus outbreaks have surged this winter, with 91 cases reported in early December

Patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis, experiencing chronic pain had larger reduction in BPI Interference score

Each 30 minutes per week of aerobic exercise linked to reduced body weight, waist circumference, measures of body fat