A Look at Near-Miss Mortality and Morbidity in Pregnancy
Previous research suggests that timely delivery of appropriate healthcare services may prevent...
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Primary Care
Repeat Incontinence Surgeries: Comparing Methods
Results of a population-based analysis of women aged 18 to 64 who underwent one or more stress...
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Analyzing Costs Associated With Cushing’s Disease
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Tailoring Antiplatelet Treatment
Important advances have occurred in our understanding of the platelets’ role in arterial...
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CKD: Taking a Patient-Centered Approach
Over the last decade, there has been an evolution toward disease-based management approaches for...
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Making the Case for Earlier ART in HIV
The benefits of antiretroviral therapy (ART) during acute and early HIV infection remain unproven,...
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Newly Revised Guidelines for Strep
This week, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) published newly revised guidelines...
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OSA Often Undiagnosed in Patients With Diabetes
Primary care providers appear to under-diagnose obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with...
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Addressing Cardiovascular Risks in Thyroid Disorders
Disorders of the thyroid gland usually involve the failure to produce enough thyroid hormone...
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FDA Approves Linzess to Treat Certain Cases of IBS and Constipation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Linzess (linaclotide) to treat chronic...
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Zynex Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for InWave Medical Device
Zynex, Inc, a provider and developer of non-invasive medical devices for electrotherapy, stroke...
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Asthma: Prevalence, Healthcare Use, & Mortality
Data from 2001 to 2010 indicate that the prevalence of asthma in the United States appears to have...
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Web-Based Intervention Gets Women Moving
A team of American researchers has found that a 12-week, web-based physical activity (PA)...
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FDA Approves Nucynta for Pain Associated with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...
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FDA Approves New Combination Pill for HIV Treatment for Some Patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Stribild (elvitegravir, cobicistat,...
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The True Costs of Alienating Patients
As healthcare costs rise, patients are demanding a higher level of service. This expectation goes...
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MRSA Among Household Contacts of Children
A Washington University School of Medicine study suggests that MRSA colonization rates among...
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Mortality Rates in Diabetes
Findings from the National Health Interview Survey indicate that the absolute difference in...
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Cholesterol Levels on the Decline
The objective of Healthy People 2010, a nationwide health promotion and disease prevention agenda,...
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Discussions on Medical Imaging Risks
A national survey has found that 71% of physicians reported that they educated patients 25% of the...
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