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Mortality rates for infants and youths generally declined in the United States from 1999 to 2015

Mortality Among Young People Declined From 1999 to 2015

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Drops seen in SIDS, unintentional injury death, homicides
A clinical trial assessing the use of stem cells to treat heart failure patients has been paused by the U.S. National Heart

Cardiac Stem Cell Trial Halted Due to Concerns About Fake Data

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CONCERT-HF trial on hold while data and safety monitoring board conducts review
From May 20 to Oct. 13

Low Levels of Flu Reported in U.S. From May to October

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Seasonal influenza activity was also found to be low in the Southern Hemisphere

The American College of Rheumatology, Oct. 19-24

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The 82nd Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology The annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology was...
After the passage of Senate Bill 227 in California

Health Officers Express Concerns About Vaccine Exemptions

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With new California law eliminating nonmedical exemptions, rise in medical exemptions reported
Among top-ranked U.S. hospitals

Many Hospitals Noncompliant With Record Request Regulations

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Researchers also find discordance in info provided to patients about medical records release processes
For complicated urinary tract infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative uropathogens

In Complicated UTI, Cefiderocol Noninferior to Imipenem-Cilastin

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Results from phase 2 study in patients with multidrug-resistant Gram-negative uropathogens
Home hemodialysis is associated with better survival than in-center hemodialysis among incident dialysis patients

ASN: Home Dialysis Associated With Improved Survival

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Survival at 1 year was 91.7 percent with home dialysis versus 81.4 percent with in-center dialysis
Many kidneys transplanted in France would be discarded in the United States

ASN: Kidneys Transplanted in France Would Be Discarded in US

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Donor profile index of transplanted kidneys has risen modestly in US, with greater increase in France
Colorectal cancer patients who follow healthy diets before or after diagnosis have a decreased risk for mortality

Healthier Diet Tied to Lower Mortality Risk in CRC Patients

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Colorectal cancer patients with healthy diets pre- or post-diagnosis have longer survival