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Scoliosis surgery in patients with cerebral palsy leads to a significant improvement in health-related quality of life

Scoliosis Surgery Found Beneficial for Cerebral Palsy Patients

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Significant improvements in long-term health-related quality of life seen
Women in insurance plans with the greatest drop in out-of-pocket cost after the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate had the greatest gains in intrauterine device placement

Number of IUD Insertions Up After ACA Contraceptive Mandate

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Increase in use depends on the amount of reduction in out-of-pocket costs
Tai chi is as effective as pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Tai Chi Helps Improve Respiratory Function in COPD

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Tai chi found to be as effective as pulmonary rehabilitation
Men on androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer may significantly benefit from a group exercise and nutrition program

Group Exercise, Nutrition Aids Prostate Cancer Patients on ADT

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Improvements seen in mobility, body fat, muscle strength in men on androgen-deprivation therapy
Fitness and physical activity are tied to lower risk of incident cardiovascular disease in the general population and among individuals with elevated genetic risk for cardiovascular diseases

Exercise Best Defense for Those at Genetic Risk for CVD

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Benefit of exercise against cardiovascular disease notable even among those at high genetic risk
There are pervasive income-based disparities in pediatric inpatient bed-day rates

Income-Based Disparities Seen in Pediatric Hospitalizations

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Inpatient bed-day rates increase with severity of poverty across conditions and subspecialties
In adults age 50 or older

Education, Depression, Pain Associated With Opioid Misuse

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Illicit drug use also a significant predictor of misuse in adults ≥50 taking opioids for chronic pain
Pharmacists have been involved in the recent progress made toward reducing hospital-acquired infections

Pharmacists Play Role in Cutting Hospital-Acquired Infections

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Pharmacists involved in antibiotic surveillance, formulation of policies related to antibiotic use
Prenatal exposure to a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor is associated with fetal brain development

Prenatal Exposure to SSRI Tied to Fetal Brain Development

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Significant gray matter volume expansion in right amygdala and right insula in SSRI-exposed infants
Sirolimus may be beneficial for patients with diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia

Sirolimus May Be Beneficial in DIPNECH Syndrome

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Beneficial effects seen for three women with diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia