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Novel tool gauges rural, older adults’ knowledge of Alzheimer’s
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Low Vitamin D Tied to Risk for Renal Hyperfiltration in Healthy Adults
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Severe eczema: Treatments for adults and children
Doctors cannot cure eczema, which is also called atopic dermatitis, but treatments can reduce the severity of rashes and inflammation
Periodontitis Linked to Higher BP in Adults With Treated HTN
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Adolescent abortion-fund patients face more barriers than adults
Adolescents who received funding to help pay for an abortion experienced greater hardships that affected abortion access compared to adult
Wearable device can predict older adults’ risk of falling
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Majority of US adults prescribed epinephrine report not using it in an emergency
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