Lowering the USPSTF smoking pack-year lung cancer screening criteria to a minimum 20-pack-year history may increase the number of African American smokers who are screened.
The open label, randomized, multicenter, phase 2b/3 DIVERSITY trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of dabigatran compared with SOC (low molecular weight heparin or vitamin K antagonist) in 240 children.
Nearly 50% of tobacco and vape shops surveyed did not follow FDA regulations in checking identification for persons younger than 27 years.
However, 82% of survey respondents see benefits to vaccines.
Sponsors of the bill hope the tax will help keep the products out of the hands of teenagers.
Updated recommendation calls on primary care physicians to prevent tobacco use among children.
Adults who increased their physical activity trajectories over time had a lower risk for all-cause mortality.
The “Masks Save Lives” campaign is highly effective in preventing nosocomial influenza infection in clinical settings.
Meanwhile, Connecticut has banned tobacco sales to people younger than 21 years.
Patients undergoing partial knee replacement have a reduced risk for venous thromboembolism and opioid use in months 3 to 12 after surgery.
