Howard Liu, MD, MBA
@drhowardliu.bsky.social
Psychiatrist. Dad. Professor. Chair UNMC Psychiatry. Co-Chair World Psychiatric Assoc Med Student Interest Group. #HeForShe #MentalHealth #Leadership #psychiatry #Travel #Medsky #AAPI #MedEd #Foodie. Posts don’t represent UNMC, Nebraska Medicine, or WPA.
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“Among those who treated their sleep apnea with positive airway pressure therapy — also known as CPAP — early in their diagnoses, Parkinson’s case numbers were ‘significantly reduced,’ the study stated.”
Another reason to take sleep apnea seriously!
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Another reason to take sleep apnea seriously!
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Study links obstructive sleep apnea to Parkinson’s disease
Researchers found veterans with the sleep disorder were nearly twice as likely to later develop Parkinson’s disease. But treatment with a CPAP machine could help.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“Among those who treated their sleep apnea with positive airway pressure therapy — also known as CPAP — early in their diagnoses, Parkinson’s case numbers were ‘significantly reduced,’ the study stated.”
Another reason to take sleep apnea seriously!
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Another reason to take sleep apnea seriously!
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
For all who are visiting loved ones this week, take a moment for yourself.
Whether it’s savoring a sunrise on a long drive or enjoying a coffee in a busy airport, lean into the moment.
Holidays can be stressful.
Small moments of joy can anchor us 🌱
Whether it’s savoring a sunrise on a long drive or enjoying a coffee in a busy airport, lean into the moment.
Holidays can be stressful.
Small moments of joy can anchor us 🌱
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
For all who are visiting loved ones this week, take a moment for yourself.
Whether it’s savoring a sunrise on a long drive or enjoying a coffee in a busy airport, lean into the moment.
Holidays can be stressful.
Small moments of joy can anchor us 🌱
Whether it’s savoring a sunrise on a long drive or enjoying a coffee in a busy airport, lean into the moment.
Holidays can be stressful.
Small moments of joy can anchor us 🌱
"Recovery is hard, but with the right treatment it is possible. And this begins with a conversation, a listening ear and showing we care.”
Powerful reminder from Catherine, Princess of Wales, that we must change the dialogue about #addiction.
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Powerful reminder from Catherine, Princess of Wales, that we must change the dialogue about #addiction.
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Princess of Wales calls for end to 'stigma' around addiction
The message from the Princess of Wales comes on Addiction Awareness Week.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
"Recovery is hard, but with the right treatment it is possible. And this begins with a conversation, a listening ear and showing we care.”
Powerful reminder from Catherine, Princess of Wales, that we must change the dialogue about #addiction.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Powerful reminder from Catherine, Princess of Wales, that we must change the dialogue about #addiction.
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"This victory will encourage many women and many other persons with disabilities across India to pursue cricket and other sports," Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar, chairman of the Cricket Association for the Blind in India, told the BBC.
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Blind Women's T20 Cricket World Cup: India celebrates historic win
India defeated Nepal by seven wickets in the final played in Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Sunday.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"This victory will encourage many women and many other persons with disabilities across India to pursue cricket and other sports," Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar, chairman of the Cricket Association for the Blind in India, told the BBC.
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“On the silver screen, about half of all movies that made their debut last year included appearances of cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products, up 10% from the previous year.”
Concerning increase in smoking among celebrities may impact youth rates.
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Concerning increase in smoking among celebrities may impact youth rates.
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Celebrities Are Making Smoking Cigarettes Cool Again
Cigarettes are resurfacing in pop music and movies, raising fears that a yearslong decline in smoking rates could reverse.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
“On the silver screen, about half of all movies that made their debut last year included appearances of cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products, up 10% from the previous year.”
Concerning increase in smoking among celebrities may impact youth rates.
www.wsj.com/style/fashio...
Concerning increase in smoking among celebrities may impact youth rates.
www.wsj.com/style/fashio...
“The Times has uncovered nearly 50 cases of people having mental health crises during conversations with ChatGPT. Nine were hospitalized; three died. OpenAI acknowledged that its safety guardrails could ‘degrade’ in long conversations.“
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/t...
What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality
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November 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
“The Times has uncovered nearly 50 cases of people having mental health crises during conversations with ChatGPT. Nine were hospitalized; three died. OpenAI acknowledged that its safety guardrails could ‘degrade’ in long conversations.“
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/t...
“An original copy of the June 1939 first edition on the Man of Steel's adventures, it was in a remarkably pristine condition.”
You never know what you’ll find in the attic!
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You never know what you’ll find in the attic!
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Superman edition found in mum's attic is most valuable comic ever at $9.12m
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a new record after Man of Steel comic found in a California home is auctioned.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:31 AM
“An original copy of the June 1939 first edition on the Man of Steel's adventures, it was in a remarkably pristine condition.”
You never know what you’ll find in the attic!
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You never know what you’ll find in the attic!
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Lucky to receive a care package from my mom this week 🌱
As the holidays are upon us, this is a time of stress and loss for many.
Whether it’s food or coffee, a phone call or in-person, take time to check in with colleagues & loved ones.
A little ☀️ makes a big difference.
As the holidays are upon us, this is a time of stress and loss for many.
Whether it’s food or coffee, a phone call or in-person, take time to check in with colleagues & loved ones.
A little ☀️ makes a big difference.
November 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Lucky to receive a care package from my mom this week 🌱
As the holidays are upon us, this is a time of stress and loss for many.
Whether it’s food or coffee, a phone call or in-person, take time to check in with colleagues & loved ones.
A little ☀️ makes a big difference.
As the holidays are upon us, this is a time of stress and loss for many.
Whether it’s food or coffee, a phone call or in-person, take time to check in with colleagues & loved ones.
A little ☀️ makes a big difference.
“South African women's rights groups are calling for nationwide protests to demand that gender-based violence (GBV) be declared a national disaster in a country where attacks on women have become commonplace.”
Important in every country.
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Important in every country.
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South African women call purple protest at G20 over gender violence
Nearly 1,000 women were raped and 137 murdered in the first three months of this year.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
“South African women's rights groups are calling for nationwide protests to demand that gender-based violence (GBV) be declared a national disaster in a country where attacks on women have become commonplace.”
Important in every country.
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Important in every country.
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“The ‘how’ question shouldn’t be posed as a gotcha but with humility: I don’t know this stuff as well as you. How would it work?“
One strategy to defuse political tension at Thanksgiving - curiosity.
If that doesn’t work, it’s fine to take a break 🙂
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One strategy to defuse political tension at Thanksgiving - curiosity.
If that doesn’t work, it’s fine to take a break 🙂
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Column | Defuse political tension in your family with one simple question
This research-backed technique can increase open-mindedness and reduce political polarization, improving conversations at family gatherings and in daily life.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
“The ‘how’ question shouldn’t be posed as a gotcha but with humility: I don’t know this stuff as well as you. How would it work?“
One strategy to defuse political tension at Thanksgiving - curiosity.
If that doesn’t work, it’s fine to take a break 🙂
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
One strategy to defuse political tension at Thanksgiving - curiosity.
If that doesn’t work, it’s fine to take a break 🙂
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
“The revised webpage says: ‘The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism. Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.’”
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CDC Changes Webpage to Say Vaccines May Cause Autism, Revising Prior Language
The text on vaccines had been a focal point for both vaccine skeptics, who criticized it, and public health advocates, who wondered how far RFK Jr. would go to change it.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
“The revised webpage says: ‘The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism. Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.’”
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This simulation found that if people 50 & older did not use sleep medications, they would fall less frequently, have better cognition, live longer - and have better quality of life.
#medsky
#medsky
Sleep is essential to health, but health is no better with most sleep meds.
By avoiding benzos, z-hypnotics, trazodone after age 50, people will live a little longer, have fewer falls, better cognition:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41209816
Natural ways to improve sleep:
chrisaikenmd.com/brochures
By avoiding benzos, z-hypnotics, trazodone after age 50, people will live a little longer, have fewer falls, better cognition:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41209816
Natural ways to improve sleep:
chrisaikenmd.com/brochures
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This simulation found that if people 50 & older did not use sleep medications, they would fall less frequently, have better cognition, live longer - and have better quality of life.
#medsky
#medsky
“Younger Australian teenagers on Instagram, Facebook and Threads are being told their accounts will be shut down ahead of the country's social media ban for under-16s.”
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Instagram and Facebook-owner Meta notifies Australian teens of accounts shutdown
Under-sixteens will be banned from major social media plaforms from 10 December.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
“Younger Australian teenagers on Instagram, Facebook and Threads are being told their accounts will be shut down ahead of the country's social media ban for under-16s.”
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“All of the platforms often failed to recognize signs of mental-health conditions. The platforms continued to offer general advice rather than directing teens to urgent professional help.”
Concerning about the limits of 4 leading AI platforms on teen mental health.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/teen...
Concerning about the limits of 4 leading AI platforms on teen mental health.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/teen...
Teens Seek Mental-Health Help From Chatbots. That’s Dangerous, Says New Study.
Research from Common Sense Media and Stanford finds “systematic failures” in how chatbots recognize psychiatric conditions.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
“All of the platforms often failed to recognize signs of mental-health conditions. The platforms continued to offer general advice rather than directing teens to urgent professional help.”
Concerning about the limits of 4 leading AI platforms on teen mental health.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/teen...
Concerning about the limits of 4 leading AI platforms on teen mental health.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/teen...
"I have a perspective not many of the athletes in the sport have," Liu said. "So many people, their goal is the Olympics, and when they get there and it's over, they don't know what to do. I'm really just doing this for fun."
Make your own goals 🌱
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Make your own goals 🌱
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'She's different': How a 2-year retirement helped renew Olympian Alysa Liu's joy in skating
Whoever said "quitters never win," never met Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
"I have a perspective not many of the athletes in the sport have," Liu said. "So many people, their goal is the Olympics, and when they get there and it's over, they don't know what to do. I'm really just doing this for fun."
Make your own goals 🌱
ketv.com/article/alys...
Make your own goals 🌱
ketv.com/article/alys...
“Mandatory age checks will be introduced for accounts using chat features, starting in December for Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands, then the rest of the globe from January.”
Important to continue to address the risk of exploitation online.
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Important to continue to address the risk of exploitation online.
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Roblox blocks children from chatting to adult strangers
One of the world's most popular gaming platforms has faced criticism for its child safety record.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:34 AM
“Mandatory age checks will be introduced for accounts using chat features, starting in December for Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands, then the rest of the globe from January.”
Important to continue to address the risk of exploitation online.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Important to continue to address the risk of exploitation online.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
“The fact that chatbots are designed to be agreeable can make patients feel cared for, but it can also lead to potentially dangerous advice.”
In an era when doctors are in short supply, the availability of AI chatbots can be alluring.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/w...
In an era when doctors are in short supply, the availability of AI chatbots can be alluring.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/w...
Empathetic, Available, Cheap: When A.I. Offers What Doctors Don’t
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
“The fact that chatbots are designed to be agreeable can make patients feel cared for, but it can also lead to potentially dangerous advice.”
In an era when doctors are in short supply, the availability of AI chatbots can be alluring.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/w...
In an era when doctors are in short supply, the availability of AI chatbots can be alluring.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/w...
"I feel like K-Pop really, truly, has paved the way. K-beauty has had such a big impact on Korea being loved. But I feel like this movie is the one that tipped it over the edge of, everybody wants to go to Korea, now," Cho says.
My kids would agree 🙂
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My kids would agree 🙂
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KPop Demon Hunters star on how her life mirrored main character Rumi's journey
Korean-American actress Arden Cho tells BBC Global Women she struggled to feel accepted while growing up in Texas.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
"I feel like K-Pop really, truly, has paved the way. K-beauty has had such a big impact on Korea being loved. But I feel like this movie is the one that tipped it over the edge of, everybody wants to go to Korea, now," Cho says.
My kids would agree 🙂
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My kids would agree 🙂
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“Among the worst shortfalls are for psychiatric care, the Journal’s analysis found. 54% of psychiatrists listed in Medicaid networks didn’t treat any of the plans’ members.”
Ghost networks (physicians who don’t accept new patients) are a longstanding issue for payers.
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Ghost networks (physicians who don’t accept new patients) are a longstanding issue for payers.
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Medicaid Insurers Promise Lots of Doctors. Good Luck Seeing One.
Many doctors listed in insurer networks treat few or no Medicaid recipients, leaving patients with long waits. “Don’t get sick.”
www.wsj.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 AM
“Among the worst shortfalls are for psychiatric care, the Journal’s analysis found. 54% of psychiatrists listed in Medicaid networks didn’t treat any of the plans’ members.”
Ghost networks (physicians who don’t accept new patients) are a longstanding issue for payers.
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Ghost networks (physicians who don’t accept new patients) are a longstanding issue for payers.
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
“One of the things that really gives me joy is the fact that there are so many amazing, brilliant, creative disabled people out there,” Ms. Wong said. “But part of my rage — and it’s a very real rage — is that most people don’t really know about them.”
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
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November 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
“One of the things that really gives me joy is the fact that there are so many amazing, brilliant, creative disabled people out there,” Ms. Wong said. “But part of my rage — and it’s a very real rage — is that most people don’t really know about them.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
Inspiring to spend time with stakeholders for our new @unmcpsychiatry.bsky.social forensic psychiatry fellowship!
There is no doubt that we need a workforce to address mental health needs in jails, prisons and the courts.
We are lucky to have Dr Kimberly Clawson as our program director!
There is no doubt that we need a workforce to address mental health needs in jails, prisons and the courts.
We are lucky to have Dr Kimberly Clawson as our program director!
November 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Inspiring to spend time with stakeholders for our new @unmcpsychiatry.bsky.social forensic psychiatry fellowship!
There is no doubt that we need a workforce to address mental health needs in jails, prisons and the courts.
We are lucky to have Dr Kimberly Clawson as our program director!
There is no doubt that we need a workforce to address mental health needs in jails, prisons and the courts.
We are lucky to have Dr Kimberly Clawson as our program director!
Reposted by Howard Liu, MD, MBA
Fascinating.
"Biologists have long documented ways in which people benefit from nature ...
But the interdisciplinary effort to uncover the relationship between biodiversity and human health — an approach dubbed “One Health” — is just beginning to tease out even deeper connections."
#GiftLink 🎁
"Biologists have long documented ways in which people benefit from nature ...
But the interdisciplinary effort to uncover the relationship between biodiversity and human health — an approach dubbed “One Health” — is just beginning to tease out even deeper connections."
#GiftLink 🎁
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Fascinating.
"Biologists have long documented ways in which people benefit from nature ...
But the interdisciplinary effort to uncover the relationship between biodiversity and human health — an approach dubbed “One Health” — is just beginning to tease out even deeper connections."
#GiftLink 🎁
"Biologists have long documented ways in which people benefit from nature ...
But the interdisciplinary effort to uncover the relationship between biodiversity and human health — an approach dubbed “One Health” — is just beginning to tease out even deeper connections."
#GiftLink 🎁
“The observational study found that women who reported consuming 9 to 10 daily servings of ultra-processed foods seemed to have a 45% greater likelihood of getting colon polyps before the age of 50 — as compared with women who had the least amount.”
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Study offers clues on rise of colorectal cancer in women under 50
The finding may be “one piece of the puzzle” as to why some people develop early-onset colorectal cancer.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“The observational study found that women who reported consuming 9 to 10 daily servings of ultra-processed foods seemed to have a 45% greater likelihood of getting colon polyps before the age of 50 — as compared with women who had the least amount.”
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“Backed by the theme song of “Rocky,” the robot, waddled onto the stage. But in a scene resembling the end of a messy night at the bar, as the robot attempted to wave its right hand, it stumbled around before falling flat, face-first.”
🙂
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🙂
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Russia’s much-hyped humanoid robot face-plants onstage during debut
A humanoid robot powered by artificial intelligence, known as AIDOL, tumbled during its highly anticipated debut appearance at a Moscow tech show.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“Backed by the theme song of “Rocky,” the robot, waddled onto the stage. But in a scene resembling the end of a messy night at the bar, as the robot attempted to wave its right hand, it stumbled around before falling flat, face-first.”
🙂
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🙂
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“As dozens of frog species have declined, scientists have witnessed a remarkable chain of events: With fewer tadpoles to eat mosquito larvae, rates of mosquito-borne malaria in the region have climbed, resulting in a fivefold increase in cases.”
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First, the frogs died. Then people got sick.
An emerging area of research is uncovering hidden links between nature and human health.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
“As dozens of frog species have declined, scientists have witnessed a remarkable chain of events: With fewer tadpoles to eat mosquito larvae, rates of mosquito-borne malaria in the region have climbed, resulting in a fivefold increase in cases.”
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