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Epilepsy Associated With Poor Brain Health

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In longitudinal analysis, epilepsy population had elevated risk for neurological diseases and psychiatric disorders

Some Maternal Medications Lower Levels of Protein, Fat in Breastmilk

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Significantly lower protein levels seen with SSRIs and steroids; mean fat lower for mothers with other anti-inflammatory drugs

15.4 Percent of 0- to 35-Month-Olds Receive Invalid Vaccine Dose

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Of children with minimum age or minimum interval invalid dose, almost 50 percent receive extra doses

Women Wait Longer and Are Less Likely to Receive Lung Transplant

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Posttransplant survival significantly higher for female than male recipients; survival no worse with oversized lung transplantation

Weight Gain After Breast Cancer Development Tied to Heart Failure Risk

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Compared with weight maintainers, increased risk seen for 5 to 10 percent and >10 percent weight gain

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Oral Glucose-Lowering Agents Potential Alternatives to Insulin for Gestational Diabetes

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Treatment of gestational diabetes with metformin, and glyburide if needed, does not meet noninferiority criteria versus insulin

Nonadherence to Cancer Screening Varies by Screening Type

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Life dissatisfaction linked to nonadherence for cervical cancer and breast cancer screenings

Preexisting Neuroanatomical Variability Linked to Pediatric Substance Use

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Most associations, including thinner prefrontal cortex and greater whole brain volume, precede substance use initiation

Early-Life Infection Burden Linked to Risk for Later Infections

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Risk increased for later moderate-to-severe infections and systemic antibiotic treatments

Epilepsy in Children Linked to Lower QOL and Caregiver Strain

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Association seen for frequent seizures, emergency transport, longer epilepsy duration with poorer QOL in children, caregivers

Prenatal Exposure to Glucocorticoids May Increase Risk for Some Mental Disorders in Offspring

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Increased risks seen for autism, intellectual disability, ADHD, among others

Analyses Suggest No Causal Effect of Smoking Behavior on Chronic Kidney Disease

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Smoking status, lifetime smoking index positively associated with CKD risk, but no causal association seen in Mendelian randomization analyses

No Evidence Found for Health Care Integration Improving Value of Health Care

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81 percent of studies relating to cost/spending showed increases or no change in association with integration

Risk for Device Failure Similar With Different PICC Materials

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Risk for device failure was not significantly different with hydrophobic or chlorhexidine PICCs versus standard polyurethane PICCs

Talquetamab Plus Teclistamab Shows Promise in Multiple Myeloma

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Grade 3 or 4 adverse events occurred in 96 percent of patients; grade 3 or 4 infections occurred in 64 percent