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Mortality rates among five-year childhood cancer survivors 15 years after diagnosis have been halved since the 1970s -- falling from 12.4 to 6 percent

ASCO: Longevity Improving for Childhood Cancer Survivors

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Fewer die of 'late effects' from radiation, chemotherapy
Many state policies meant to increase organ donations and transplant rates have had almost no impact

U.S. Organ Donation System Needs ‘Disruptive Innovation’

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It's time to reward people willing to save a stranger, researchers say
Type 2 diabetes may reduce the risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

T2DM May Help Protect Against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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Study suggests a potential link, but researchers can't explain it
Breastfeeding is associated with a reduced risk of childhood leukemia compared to the risk for children who were never breastfed

Breastfeeding Tied to Lower Odds of Childhood Leukemia

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One more potential benefit for breastfed babies, research suggests
Women with hypertension and diabetes are less likely to consult with a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioner and to self-prescribe CAM

Women With HTN, Diabetes Less Likely to Use Alternative Rx

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Lower odds for consulting complementary and alternative medicine practitioner, taking CAM
Patients aged 55 years and older presenting to an inpatient/emergency department setting with traumatic brain injury have an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease

TBI Linked to Parkinson’s Risk in Patients Aged ≥55 Years

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Dose-response associations identified for traumatic brain injury severity and frequency
For premenopausal women and those using hormone replacement therapy

Inverse Link for Coffee Intake, Cholecystectomy Risk

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Association for premenopausal women, those using HRT but not for other women or for men
The transition to the expanded International Classification of Diseases

ICD-10-CM Challenges ID’d for Emergency Medicine Physicians

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Twenty-three percent of convoluted codes were found to be clinically incorrect
Overall

Revisits for 8.3 Percent of Patients With Index ER Visit

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About one-third of revisits occur at different institutions; revisit rates highest for skin infection
Issues related to rheumatoid arthritis

RA-Related Issues Impede Smoking Cessation

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Smoking used as distraction from pain, coping mechanism for frustration of living with RA