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U-Shaped Association Seen for Alcohol Consumption, Cardiometabolic Disease

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However, no evidence seen for causal association between alcohol consumption and risk for coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes

Endoscopic Full-Thickness Plication Efficacious for GERD

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Significant reduction seen in PPI usage and improvement in GERD-health-related quality of life scores with EFTP

Risk for Meniere Disease Higher in Patients With Atopic Dermatitis

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Older age, female sex, and allergic comorbidities increase risk for developing Meniere disease

RSNA: Genicular Artery Embolization Effective, Safe for Knee Osteoarthritis

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Improvement seen in KOOS quality of life and visual analog scale scores at six months among patients with refractory knee OA

Insurer Anthem Rescinds Anesthesia Policy Change After Backlash

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By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- After facing weeks of pushback, health insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said...

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ASH: Reduced-Dose Anticoagulants Not Noninferior for Recurrent VTE

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Noninferiority of reduced-dose anticoagulants could not be proven in patients with VTE who need extended anticoagulation

ASH: Auto-HCT Not Beneficial for Mantle Cell Lymphoma With Undetectable Residual Disease

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Overall survival no better for those receiving autologous HCT plus maintenance rituximab versus rituximab alone

GLP-1 RAs Reduce Risk for Clinically Important Kidney, CVD Outcomes

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Meta-analysis shows significant reductions in composite kidney outcome, kidney failure, MACE, all-cause death

7.9 Percent of People of All Ages Uninsured in January to June 2024

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No change seen in percentage of people who were uninsured from 2023 to first half of 2024; lower percentage had public coverage

Irregular Sleep Linked to Increased Risk for Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events

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Adequate sleep duration offsets MACE risk for moderately irregular, but not for irregular, sleepers

Radiation-Free Screening Can ID Interstitial Lung Involvement in RA

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Ultrasound abnormalities and additional pulmonary function test changes present in 16 percent of cases, indicating ILI

CDC: ~5 Percent of Pregnant Women Report Intimate Partner Violence

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IPV linked to delayed or no prenatal care, depression in pregnancy, cigarette smoking, substance use, low birth weight

Western U.S. Faces Spike in Illegally Manufactured Fentanyl Deaths

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2023 to 2024 saw approximately sevenfold increase in overdose deaths involving carfentanil

Socioeconomic Factors May Not Predict Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity

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Significant associations only observed for patients seen in an academic clinical setting, but not at a safety net hospital

Fetal Aneuploid Tests Can Spot Occult Cancer in Pregnant Women

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Findings seen in pregnant or postpartum women who receive unusual or nonreportable clinical cell-fee DNA-sequencing results