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Potential Genetic Link ID’d Between Thyroid Disease, Alopecia Areata
Significant genetic predictions of alopecia seen with hypothyroidism, Hashimoto thyroiditis, and subacute thyroiditis
Lower Risk for Asthma Seen With Younger Age at Natural Menopause
Hazard ratio of 0.70 reported for risk for asthma with age at natural menopause of 40 to 44 versus 50 to 54 years
Iowa Resident Dies of Suspected Lassa Fever After Trip to West Africa
Many Seniors at Risk for Financial Precarity From Cost of Hospital Stay
Financial precarity more prevalent among Black and Hispanic versus White, those with less versus more than high school education
Healthy Eating Index 2015 Score Linked to Overactive Bladder
Higher continuous HEI-2015 value independently linked to lower incidence of OAB, with nonlinear dose-response relationship
Female Pediatricians Earn About 93 Percent of Male Pediatricians
Year-sex interaction not significant, indicating no change in the female-male disparity from 2017 to 2022
ED Visit Rate 36.1 per 1,000 Older Adults With Alzheimer Disease
Ambulance arrival was more frequent for emergency department visits made by adults with versus without Alzheimer disease
Guideline-Concordant Care Less Likely With Non-Hispanic Black Race
Findings seen in older patients with breast cancer; non-Hispanic Black patients also less likely to have timely initiation of treatment
Low Intake of Vitamins, Minerals Tied to Social Isolation in Older Adults
A considerable number of older adults have lower-than-recommended intake
Genome Sequencing Feasible for Newborn Screening
Authors say sequencing could expand range of treatable conditions screened in newborns
