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Assisted reproductive technology is associated with increased incidence of autism

Assisted Reproductive Technology Linked to Autism

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Correlation mainly explained by adverse prenatal and perinatal outcomes; multiple births
Strength training may help cut the risk of incident type 2 diabetes in a working-age Asian population

Strength Training May Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Asian Workers

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Association stronger in male and female workers aged 50 and older than in younger workers
Health coaching by medical assistants can help improve hemoglobin A1c and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol control

In-Clinic Health Coaching Improves Cardiometabolic Health

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Participants receiving health coaching by medical assistants have improved hemoglobin A1c, LDL
For patients discharged from the intensive care unit

Patient Status at ICU Discharge, Not Timing, Predicts Survival

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After adjustment for markers of illness severity at discharge, time of discharge does not predict survival
For patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma

Brentuximab Vedotin Ups Survival After SCT in Hodgkin’s

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Progression-free survival up when given as early consolidation after autologous stem-cell transplant
Fewer than half of all emergency department visits occur at the emergency department closest to a patient's home

CDC: Patients Frequently Choose ERs Further From Home

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Visits within metropolitan statistical areas less likely to occur at the ER closest to home
Handheld echocardiography and auscultation improves detection of rheumatic heart disease compared with auscultation alone

Handheld Echocardiography Ups Rheumatic Heart Dz Detection

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Auscultation alone is poor screening test; handheld echocardiography significantly improves detection
Public reporting of outcomes may be tied to lower rates of percutaneous revascularization and higher in-hospital mortality among acute myocardial infarction patients in reporting states

Public Outcomes Reporting Tied to Lower PCI Rates for Acute MI

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Findings in large regional study of acute MI show higher in-hospital mortality in reporting states
Male sex is associated with worse memory and adjusted hippocampal volume across the adult life span

Study Examines Age, Sex, APOE ε4 Effects in Adults

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Memory and adjusted hippocampal volume worse in men than women; no sex difference in amyloid PET
Interventions can increase blood culture ordering in children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia

Interventions Up Blood Culture Ordering in Pediatric Pneumonia

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Increase in blood cultures for kids hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia; no impact on LOS