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Retrospective study answers questions raised in shift to screening at age 45
We need to make more healthcare happen before and after the in-office appointment
Study suggests potential to eliminate a third of in-office visits without harming care
We need to make more healthcare happen before and after the in-office appointment
Study suggests potential to eliminate a third of in-office visits without harming care
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Observation of complete plaque regression with multimodal therapy may be a first
Is it "just" a hematoma or something more sinister?
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Private insurers would have to cover all prescribed contraceptives without cost-sharing
Study adds leg and ankle fractures, intracranial hemorrhage to evidence on falls, hip fracture
However, questions remain about durability of vaccine protection, expert says
History of injections tied to multiple postop complications, but data open to questioning
Some are calling for states to subsidize the expensive trips for rural residents
Clesrovimab reduced severe disease, hospitalizations in preterm and term healthy infants
In Wisconsin, there have been about 1,000 cases so far this year versus a total of 51 last year
Half of patients referred to care at home, doctor's office, or urgent care
A drop in vaping largely explains the overall decline in tobacco use
Effectiveness appears to be on a downward trend, CDC data suggest
Previously eradicated in the U.S., New World screwworms have been creeping north
Problem linked to 170 reports of hyperglycemia and 11 ketoacidosis cases
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Absolute risk remains low, however
