Predicting Survival in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
A study has found that an updated risk calculator is a better discriminator of risk than other...
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Primary Care
Antibiotic prescribing without documented indication in ambulatory care clinics: national cross sectional study
Abstract OBJECTIVES: To identify the frequency with which antibiotics are prescribed in the...
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Medicaid Expansion & Cardiovascular Mortality
Although the Affordable Care Act led to the largest ever expansion of Medicaid, several states...
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Helping Cancer Patients Quit Smoking
With up to 50% of cancer patients smoking upon diagnosis, it is important to understand the large...
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Diabetes in Lesbian & Bisexual Women
Social stigma related to lesbian and bisexual women’s sexual orientation is believed to underlie a...
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Statin Adherence and Mortality in Octogenarians
Among patients aged 80 or older, high adherence to statins after a myocardial infarction appears...
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Playing Analog Games Tied to Less Relative Cognitive Decline
Findings based on assessment from childhood to older age as well as from age 70 to 79 years
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E-Cigarette Smokers Have Increased Odds of Depression
Odds of reporting depression higher with increased frequency of use among current e-cigarette users
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Permanent Hair Dye Use Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk
Significantly increased risk seen in black women; risk also increased with application of dye to others
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Assessing Drug-Induced Anaphylaxis
Research indicates that approximately 1 in 3,000 hospitalized patients suffer drug-induced...
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About One in Three in ED for Low Back Pain Receive Imaging
Imaging use decreased from 34.4 percent in 2011 to 31.9 percent in 2016
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Physician Depressive Symptoms Tied to Higher Risk for Medical Errors
Bidirectional association seen between depressive symptoms and medical errors
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Services Affected by Rural Hospitals Joining Health Systems
Reductions seen in imaging, on-site obstetric services, on-site primary care
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Aspirin Use May Reduce Cancer, All-Cause Mortality in Seniors
Aspirin use three or more times per week tied to reduced all-cause, cancer, GI cancer, CRC mortality
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FDA Approves First System to Insert Ear Tubes Under Local Anesthesia
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved...
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RSNA: Biennial Mammo Returns More Advanced-Stage Cancers
Annual mammography screening, used by most patients, yields smaller and less advanced cancers
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eBay Bans Infant Inclined Sleepers, Other Companies Urged to Do Same
Fisher Price Rock N Play Earlier this year, investigation revealed inclined sleepers linked to dozens of infant deaths
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Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution May Increase Risk for Glaucoma
Higher PM2.5 concentration also associated with thinner macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer
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Decline in Adult Primary Care Visits Seen in 2007 to 2016
However, visits during the time were more comprehensive, involved more electronic follow-up
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Assessing HAI Trends
A point-prevalence survey conducted in the United States in 2011 indicated that 4% of hospitalized...
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