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A combined test of ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1 and glial fibrillary acidic protein assay results has high sensitivity for detection of intracranial injury among patients with traumatic brain injury

High-Sensitivity Blood Test May Help Rule Out Intracranial Injury

UCH-L1, GFAP test has high sensitivity and negative predictive value for patients with TBI
More than 25 percent of older U.S. adults with diabetes use some type of complementary and alternative medicine

One in Four Older Adults With Diabetes Uses Alternative Meds

Herbal, chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, yoga most commonly used individual therapies
Allowing front desk staff adequate time and an uninterrupted environment to focus on billing can prevent problems later on

Front Desk Staff Can Set Up a Practice for Successful Billing

Front desk staff should be trained, and should not be assigned to billing at same time as answering calls
The number of open abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs dropped by almost 80 percent during the last decade

Total, Open Repairs Decline for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Branched-fenestrated EVAR rapidly disseminated into national practice since 2011
Very low-quality evidence supports screening for elevated bacteria levels in urine during the first trimester for non-symptomatic pregnant women

Weak Recommendation to Screen for Bacteriuria in Pregnancy

Canadian guideline addresses asymptomatic, low-risk pregnant women during the first trimester
The American Medical Association strongly objects to the Trump administration's plan to withhold federal family planning funding from Planned Parenthood and other entities

AMA Opposes Proposed Cuts, Gag Orders for Reproductive Health

Cuts to Title X would limit poor, uninsured women's access to reproductive health care
An Indianapolis teen suffered serious burns after his friends poured boiling hot water on him as part of fad called the "Hot Water Challenge."

Teen Boy Suffers Serious Burns After ‘Hot Water Challenge’

Other children have also been seriously burned while participating in this 'fad'

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, July 21-25

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy The annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy was held from July 21...
In order to achieve universal health coverage

Better Care Quality Needed for Universal Health Coverage

Integrated approach involving governments, health providers, and patients is best
Existing policy has been amended to encourage licensing boards to require disclosure of physical or mental health conditions only when these would negatively impact a physicians' ability to practice medicine

Medical Boards May Contribute to Mental Health Stigma for Doctors

Existing policy amended to encourage only current mental health disclosures