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Intersections Between Gender, Race/Ethnicity and Marital Status Associations with Depression Symptoms [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting or Dataset: Data were derived from a survey dataset obtained from NHANES, specifically cross-sectional data from the 2013 to 2018 waves. Study Design and Analysis: This study utilized survey-based methodology to estimate adjusted odds ratios (OR) and interaction effects using ordinal generalized linear model.

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Seeking Nature Healing

Doctor Rachel

Reduced cardiovascular, respiratory disease and long-term illness 17. Reduced occurrence of illness 18. Reduced mortality rates from circulatory disease 13. Faster healing 14. Addiction recovery 15. Perceived health/well-being 16. Facilitated social interaction 19. Enables social empowerment 20. Reduced crime rates 21. Keniger, L.

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Probiotics don’t improve outcomes in children with acute gastroenteritis

PEMBlog

However, this large study shows that probiotics do not significantly shorten illness duration, improve symptoms, or reduce the need for additional medical visits. Pediatrics, 2013. 2013 Sep;38(5):467-76. Epub 2013 Jul 10. By using the latest research, parents can focus on more effective treatments like hydration.

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Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right.

Physician's Weekly

“The population over 65, which often suffers the worst impact of respiratory viruses and others, now has the benefit of vaccines that can prevent much of that serious illness,” he said. “Season in and season out,” Schaffner said, “it produces outbreaks of serious respiratory illness that rivals influenza.”

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Rash Week! A painful postnatal pectoral

PEMBlog

Clindamycin Nafcillin (if you do not suspect MRSA) Vancomycin Ill-appearing After obtaining urine and CSF studies you’ll want to treat with multiple drugs. 2013 Nov;32(11):1295-6. The treatment is directed towards S. aureus and you should never squeeze or incise this tissue in the ED. Evaluation and treatment of mastitis in infants.

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GeriPal Special: Hopes and Worries for Hospice and Palliative Care

GeriPal

We deepen ourselves into the fabric of care and we make healthcare work for people who are seriously ill. How do we reduce barriers to access for palliative care, and how do we ensure that people with serious illness and palliative care needs really get that care? We are not an extra layer of support. We are actually the integrator.

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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 3: The Only Thing We Have to Fear

PEMBlog

However for preterm newbown with more severe illness, systemic antibiotics along with intravenous immunoglobulins may be necessary. Suggested diagnostic criteria include skin rash with generalized macular erythema and, in the absence of another known disease process, one of the following: Fever (rectal temperature of >38.0°C)