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Heavy drinking, handgun-carrying linked among rural youth

Heavy drinking, handgun-carrying linked among rural youth

August 23, 2023August 23, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — In the rural United States, an adolescent who drinks heavily has a 43% greater probability of carrying a handgun in the following year, according to a study published…

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Study looks at Achilles’ heel of insulin pump technology

Study looks at Achilles’ heel of insulin pump technology

July 28, 2023July 30, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — “No one had done a human study on what happened to the skin under these sites until now,” said UW Medicine’s Dr. Irl Hirsch. Since the…

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Biomarkers may help ID treatment of acute kidney injury

Biomarkers may help ID treatment of acute kidney injury

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — Hospital inpatients who develop an acute kidney injury (AKI) generally fare poorly after being discharged, and have few options for effective treatment.   A UW Medicine-led study published recently in…

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Risks associated with control of blood sugar in the ICU

Risks associated with control of blood sugar in the ICU

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — Efforts by hospital intensive-care unit teams to reduce glucose readings of patients with diabetes might do more harm than good, according to an analysis published today in Diabetes Care.…

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