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Women who have experienced a traumatic event or develop posttraumatic stress disorder face an increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Trauma, PTSD May Raise Women’s Odds of CVD

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Increased risk, but research doesn't establish cause-and-effect relationship
Work flow

Three Issues to Consider Before Selecting EHR

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Work flow, features and functionality, and technical infrastructure should all be considered
Maternal hyperglycemia seems not to be a risk factor for obesity in offspring aged 5 to 7 years after adjustment for maternal body mass index

Maternal Hyperglycemia Not Linked to Obesity in Offspring

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Higher maternal fasting plasma glucose not linked to obesity after adjustment for maternal BMI
As the number of smokers in the United States drops

As U.S. Smoking Rate Drops, Smokers More Likely to Quit

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Efforts to discourage the smoking have made it less acceptable, experts say
A mutation in the H3N2 virus led to a mismatch between it and the H3N2 strain used to create the 2014-2015 vaccine

H3N2 Mutation to Blame for Low Efficacy of 2014-15 Flu Vaccine

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Strain of H3N2 virus that was circulating did not match strain used in vaccine
Nutrition experts are supporting a federal decision to drop recommended restrictions on total fat consumption in the forthcoming 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

U.S. Dietary Guidelines Will No Longer Focus on Fat

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Nutrition experts endorse decision to drop restrictions, focus on quality of food instead
Physicians who are ill-informed about opioids may be unintentionally contributing to their misuse

Many Primary Care Physicians Misinformed About Opioids

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Nearly half questioned were misinformed about potential for abuse
Issues relating to physician retirement and evaluation of aging physicians before retirement are discussed in a Council on Medical Education report published by the American Medical Association.

AMA Discusses Pre-Retirement Evaluation for Aging Doctors

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Physicians approved development of preliminary assessment guidelines at AMA meeting
Many people have undiagnosed HIV

CDC Examines Prevalence of Undiagnosed HIV

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Percentage of people living with diagnosed HIV varies from 77 to ≥90 percent
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld on Thursday the legality of tax subsidies for millions of Americans who signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

SCOTUS Upholds Subsidies for Affordable Care Act

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Ruling preserves tax credits for 6.4 million people in 34 states