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Excess Body Weight Linked to Increased Risk for Second Primary Neoplasm

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Risk for any second primary cancer increased among those with overweight and obesity compared with those with normal weight

Diabetes Complications Tied to Higher Risk for Gum Disease

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The presence of dyslipidemia further increases the odds of having gum disease in those with neuropathy, retinopathy

Cognitively Stimulating Leisure Activity Protects From Further Cognitive Decline

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Optimal level of programming is at least three to four times a week in older adults with mild cognitive impairment

Adjuvant Durvalumab Extends Survival in Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Significantly longer overall and progression-free survival seen among patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer

Long-Term Survival Benefit Seen for Nivolumab in Advanced Melanoma

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Continued survival benefit seen for nivolumab plus ipilimumab and for nivolumab monotherapy versus ipilimumab monotherapy

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Dengue Cases Mount in Los Angeles

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By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The Los Angeles area is seeing a troubling increase in local dengue fever...

U.S. Health Care System Ranks Last Among Wealthy Nations, Report Finds

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By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Americans have the worst health care among the world’s wealthy nations, a new...

Influenza A Identified at 11 Sites in Four States in Wastewater Testing

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Three of the four states had corresponding evidence of human influenza activity from other surveillance systems

Improvement Seen in Vaccine Completion Among Military Children

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Higher noncompletion risk seen for children born to younger parents, with change in well-child care location

Pembrolizumab + Chemo Beneficial for Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

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Overall survival higher in group receiving pembrolizumab plus chemo versus chemotherapy alone

Metformin Use Tied to Lower Incidence of Death, Long COVID After COVID-19

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Incidence of death or postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 slightly lower with prevalent metformin use

DBT Increases Cancer Detection Versus Digital Mammography

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Lower proportion of advanced cancer seen with digital breast tomosynthesis than with DM

Mild Initial Clinical Course Seen for COVID-19 Vaccine-Linked Myocarditis

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Late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging more prevalent in C-VAM than MIS-C

Cases of COVID-19 in Those With Epilepsy Low Early in the Pandemic

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People with epilepsy did not report difficulty in accessing epilepsy care

Live Birth Rate Similar With Blastocyst, Cleavage Stage Embryo Transfer

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Findings seen in women with at least four embryos available during IVF treatment