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Toddler Diet Quality Improved Significantly From 1999 to 2018

There was a significant improvement in toddler diet quality from 1999 to 2018, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in Pediatrics. Meghan Zimmer, M.P.H.

Ordinal Score Predicts Freedom From Epilepsy One Year After Surgery

An ordinal score incorporating eight independent binary clinical variables shows good performance for predicting seizure freedom one year after surgery for mesi

Recreational Cannabis Legalization Tied to Higher Prenatal Use

The implementation of recreational cannabis legalization (RCL) in California was associated with an increase in prenatal cannabis use, according to a study publ

Anxiety/Depression Linked to HRQoL Losses in Seropositive RA

Patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with moderate and extreme anxiety depression have mean health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) losses, regar

Improvement Seen in Some Features of PCOS With Weight Loss Interventions

Weight loss interventions are associated with improvement in some features of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to a study published online Nov. 5 in

Policies About Late-Career Physicians Are Considered Successful

Institutional leaders consider policies about late-career physicians (LCPs physicians working beyond age 65 to 75 years) to be successful, according to a study

Patients Living Outside Metropolitan Statistical Areas Travel Farther for Health Care Visits

In a research letter published online Nov. 5 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, nationally representative measures of patient travel patterns are presented. Sa

Medicaid Covers GLP-1 Meds for Obesity in Just 13 States

Poorer folks access to blockbuster weight-loss drugs through Medicaid remains limited, a new KFF analysis has found. Only 13 states currently allow Medicaid to

A Visit to the ER Can Often Precede a Cancer Diagnosis

Canadian researchers have found that about 1 in every 3 people newly diagnosed with cancer experienced at least one emergency department visit sometime during t

22 Pesticides Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk

Exposure to any one of 22 pesticides may bring heightened odds of developing prostate cancer, a new analysis suggests. The study was conducted over decades beca

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