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Adjusted hazard ratios hospitalization and death reduced with both treatments

Waist-to-hip ratio has stronger association with mortality than BMI, particularly in men

Higher proportion of hospitalization events with critical outcomes seen for hospitalizations with at least four medical condition categories

Office of the Inspector General says FDA needs to prioritize enforcement actions against retailers with a history of noncompliance

No significant reduction seen in percent of patients with urgent care or emergency department visits or hospitalization

The FDA had been expected to approve Neffy nasal spray based on the recommendation of an advisory panel

Study shows trend for also reporting lower quality of life versus never users

Screening with blood pressure measurements has substantial net benefits and is recommended throughout pregnancy

Patients with more purulent sputum experience more exacerbations and more severe exacerbations

Ventilatory burden can also predict all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy spares more normal tissue than 3D-conformal radiotherapy

No variation in risk for PCC seen based on number of vaccinations, but previous infection linked to reduced PCC risk

Combination of a patch and fast-acting nicotine replacement therapy also effective

Vaccination linked to reduced odds ratio of COVID-19-related emergency department or urgent care encounter, outpatient visits

Respiratory and nonrespiratory complex chronic conditions, tracheostomy placement, LOS ≥14 days linked to readmission; one-year readmission probability was 30 percent

Similar immune response and no increase in rate of reactogenicity events seen with coadministration versus COVID-19 vaccine alone

Individual patient data meta-analysis shows increased risk for dementia for those with untreated hypertension

Report highlights advances such as approval of 14 new anticancer therapeutics, expansion of use of 12 previously approved therapeutics

Age-standardized rates increased among younger women and men and older women, while they declined in older men

Positive association seen after accounting for all measured lifestyle and sociodemographic factors

Interim data show vaccine effectiveness of 51.9 percent in five South American countries during their flu season

Reduction seen in low-density coronary artery plaque volume with CPAP and with use of CPAP and GLP-1-mediated weight loss

Age-adjusted mortality rate increased for men versus women and Black versus White patients

Population attributable risk percentage for antepartum anemia and SMM highest for multiracial, Black, Hispanic patients

The new booster targets the XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant, which is similar to the dominant variant now circulating

Highest age-adjusted mortality rates seen for Black individuals, and greatest temporal increase found in American Indian and Alaska Native individuals

Spike in severe cases seen in Florida and Georgia; regional increases usually predict the beginning of RSV season, according to CDC

Relative risk for preterm mortality widened over time for nonsmokers, those with high levels of education

Positive airway pressure treatment itself associated with less wheezing

Smoking increased the risk for being hospitalized with a mental illness by 250 percent