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Better Care Models Needed for Young Adults With Obesity

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The retrospective analysis incorporated data from Optum MarketClarity claims and electronic medical records. The data spanned from January 2019 to March 2024. Regarding obesity-related complications, asthma was significantly prevalent across all age groups, affecting 21.2% of children, 17.2% of adolescents, and 15.7%

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Preemies receive sucrose for pain relief—new research shows it doesn't stop long-term impacts on development

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What RFK Jr. Isn’t Talking About: How To Make Vaccines Safer

Physician's Weekly

CDC vaccine safety officer Robert Chen built on VAERS to create the Vaccine Safety Datalink, which looks for evidence of vaccine harms in electronic health records. The act set up the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and VAERS. centers study rare vaccine reactions.