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Many PCPs Prescribe Antibiotics for Pneumonia Even With Negative Chest X-Ray
More than two-thirds of patients with negative chest X-ray results prescribed antibiotics
Centralized CRC Screening Outreach Intervention Improves Screening Rates
Intervention participants were more likely to complete screening and to have detection of advanced colorectal neoplasia
Nonoperative Management Cost-Effective for Pediatric Appendectomy
Compared with laparoscopic appendectomy, nonoperative management was also more effective
Small Amounts of Vigorous Activity Beneficial for Nonexercising Women
Very small amounts of vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity linked to significant reduction in MACE for women
Overactive Bladder Diagnoses Increased After Guideline Publication
Only 19 percent of patients were treated with oral and/or third-line therapies during six-year study; third-line therapy increased from 2013 to 2018
Small Clinical Benefit Seen for Race-Aware Over Unaware Risk Predictions
Smaller than expected benefit partly due to most individuals receiving same decision, regardless of race being included in model
Preferential Promotion of White Men Persisting in Academic Medicine
Black women significantly less likely to be promoted to assistant professor, full professor compared with White men
High Ultraprocessed Food Intake Linked to Active Psoriasis
Association persists after adjustment for age, BMI, alcohol intake, and comorbidities
2016 to 2021 Saw Drop in Cervical Cancer Mortality for Women Younger Than 25
Estimated 26 additional cervical cancer deaths would have been expected between 2016 and 2021 assuming trends continued
29.4 Percent of U.S. Pharmacies Operating in 2010-2021 Closed by 2021
Risk for closure higher in pharmacies in mainly Black and Latinx neighborhoods compared with White neighborhoods
