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Actions & Transactions, July 31
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 31, 2024
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CDC: Despite wanting to quit, only 8.8 percent quit smoking in 2022
Jul 30, 2024
Two-thirds of adults who smoked wanted to quit, about half made a quit attempt, but only 8.8% quit in 2022.
Being at eye level may benefit clinician-patient interaction
Jul 30, 2024
Eye-level communication was more effective compared with standing at the bedside of inpatients.
Loss of a loved one during early adulthood linked to biological aging
Jul 30, 2024
Those who experienced two or more losses tended to have older biological ages for several of the epigenetic clocks.
Stroke certification less likely in the most disadvantaged communities
Jul 30, 2024
Hospitals located in the most disadvantaged communities were the least likely to have adoption of any stroke certification.
Nasal sprays, behavioral intervention aid in treatment of respiratory illness
Jul 30, 2024
The use of a gel-based spray or saline spray reduced the duration of illness, whereas all interventions cut antibiotic use.
Incidence of specific, all cancers increased with pesticide use
Jul 30, 2024
And increased incidence was seen for leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and bladder, colon, lung, pancreatic, and all cancers.
Once-daily TAS-303 superior to placebo for stress urinary incontinence
Jul 30, 2024
TAS-303 had superior efficacy to placebo at week 12 and was associated with only mild or moderate adverse events.
USDA toughens rules on salmonella in poultry
Jul 30, 2024
Chicken, turkey and other poultry might get a little safer after new rules to limit salmonella proposed Monday by the US Department of Agriculture.