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Primary care doctors are less likely to prescribe opioids to Asian or Pacific Islander, Black, or Hispanic seniors compared to White seniors for new back pain.

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Pregnant women who got the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines passed temporary antibodies to their babies, which could protect them in the weeks after birth.

Compared to non-Hispanic White pediatric patients, African-American patients had a higher mortality risk, but both African-American and Hispanic patients were less likely to receive a transplant within a year of starting dialysis.

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Compared to lifestyle interventions, mindfulness-based interventions improve binge eating disorder symptoms, but are not more effective at reducing body weight.

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Behavioral nudges, such as text message reminders and vaccine information videos, can improve COVID-19 vaccination rates.

Nature

Black and Hispanic American hospital patients were more likely than White patients to have COVID-19.

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Patients with depression who are more physically active are able to cope better with daily home chores than those who are less active.

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People that spent money on others had reductions in blood pressure similar to effects of medication, exercise, or diet change.

Rising global temperatures and air pollution are associated with increased premature, lower weight, and stillborn births in the United States. Those at highest risk for premature birth include people with asthma and minority groups, especially Black mothers.

A person’s suicide risk is increased by many early life family and parental characteristics, including low birth weight or lower level of completed education by their parents.

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