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Fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography of the brain can be used to develop a deep learning algorithm for early prediction of Alzheimer's disease that has high specificity and sensitivity

18F-FDG PET Algorithm Allows Early Prediction of Alzheimer’s

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Deep learning model achieved 82 percent specificity, 100 percent sensitivity 75.8 months prediagnosis
There is an urgent need for coordinated

Coordinated Care Needed for Cancer Survivors, Caregivers

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Efforts needed in implementing routine assessments of needs, facilitating personalized referrals
Repetitive head impact exposure appears to be a predisposing factor for the onset of concussion

Repetitive Hits May Predispose Athletes to Concussion

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Among college football players, number, severity of head impacts may affect risk for concussion
A fast

Quick New Ebola Test Approved by FDA

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Administration authorizes emergency use of first Ebola fingerstick test with portable reader
Homicides and suicides involving guns are on the rise in the United States

CDC: Gun Deaths on the Rise in the United States

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U.S. has world's highest rate of gun ownership by civilians among industrialized countries
As part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's efforts to reduce teens' use of flavored electronic cigarettes

FDA to Ban Most Flavored Electronic Cigarettes

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Details of the ban expected to be announced next week

American Academy of Pediatrics, Nov. 2-6

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The American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition The annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics was held from Nov. 2...
Many women are not knowledgeable about ovarian cancer before diagnosis despite most women experiencing prediagnosis symptoms

Many Women Have Not Heard of Ovarian Cancer Before Dx

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Nine in 10 women experience multiple symptoms prediagnosis; eight in 10 of them consult a doctor
Global progress in health has slowed

Progress Toward Goals in Global Health Is Slowing

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Seven articles published in the The Lancet address different aspects of the global burden of disease
About one in three adults with prediabetes has arthritis

CDC: About One in Three Adults With Prediabetes Has Arthritis

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Around half of those with both conditions have leisure-time physical inactivity and/or obesity