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Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen for Delayed Appendicitis Diagnosis

Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen for Delayed Appendicitis Diagnosis

Care at a hospital serving a diverse patient population mitigates against delayed appendicitis diagnosis for Black patients

AI Algorithm Predicts Headache Surgical Outcomes From Pain Patterns

AI Algorithm Predicts Headache Surgical Outcomes From Pain Patterns

Adjuvant Therapy Recommendations for Breast Cancer Drop Between Ages 69 and 70

Adjuvant Therapy Recommendations for Breast Cancer Drop Between Ages 69 and 70

AMI, Stroke Risk Elevated for Women With Preeclampsia Within 20 Years

AMI, Stroke Risk Elevated for Women With Preeclampsia Within 20 Years

Inflation Reduction Act Estimated to Yield Billions in Drug Savings

Inflation Reduction Act Estimated to Yield Billions in Drug Savings

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Sports-Related Sudden Cardiac Arrest Uncommon in Older Adults

Sports-related sudden cardiac arrest predominantly occurs in men and is tied to fewer cardiovascular risk factors than non-sports-related occurrences
Poor Mental Health Tied to Premature Heart Disease

Younger adults with more poor mental health days, depression face higher odds of poor heart health
Risk for Ischemic Heart Disease Increased With Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

Increased risk seen in 10 years after delivery and at 30 to 46 years after delivery for women with one of five adverse pregnancy outcomes
Substance Use Down Early in Pandemic for Youth, Young Adults

Authors say this may reflect peer influence on substance use, as decreases were not seen for older adults
Social Isolation, Loneliness Increase Risk for New Heart Failure

Loneliness still increases risk even if individual is not socially isolated
2016 to 2021 Saw Decline in Percentage of Pregnant Women Smoking

Percent of mothers who smoked cigarettes during pregnancy declined from 7.2 to 4.6 percent, with declines seen across age, race/Hispanic origin groups
URTI Symptoms Increased With Low Physical Activity in Preschoolers

Physical activity linked to fewer days of upper respiratory tract infection symptoms in children aged 4 to 7 years
Lasting Decrease Seen in Risk for All-Cause Mortality After Bariatric Surgery

Both women and men had significantly lower mortality, but suicide risk increased, mainly in those aged 18 to 34 years
Cancer Mortality Rates Increased for Older Seniors With T2DM

People with type 2 diabetes have increased colorectal, pancreatic, liver, endometrial cancer mortality versus general population
Births Registered in U.S. Increased 1 Percent From 2020 to 2021

Birth rate decreased for women aged 15 to 19 years and those aged 20 to 24 years, but increased for women aged 25 to 44 years

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