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The American College of Physicians does not support the legalization of physician-assisted suicide

ACP Does Not Support Legalization of Assisted Suicide

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Legalization would affect trust in the patient-physician relationship, and in the medical profession
The incidence of deaths or cardiac arrest is 1.74 per 100

Deaths, Cardiac Arrest Not Rare in Triathlon Participants

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Incidence of death or cardiac arrest 1.74 per 100,000 participants; higher incidence in men, with age
Young children injured going down a slide on someone's lap most commonly experience leg fractures

AAP: Sliding on Lap Linked to Leg Fracture for Young Children

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Percentage of injuries for children on lap of another person was higher for younger age groups
There has been some improvement in child passenger safety practices among Indiana drivers

AAP: Some Improvement in Child Passenger Safety Practices

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Increase in rear facing infants from 84 to 91 percent during 2009 to 2015, but drop in booster seat use
A series of mystery patient drills was used to assess the emergency department response to patients with communicable disease of public health concern in New York City; the results were published in the Sept. 15 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Drills Assess ER Response to Communicable Disease

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Median time from entry to masking was 1.5 minutes; from entry to isolation was 8.5 minutes
Opioid dependence/abuse is a critical public health issue among children in the United States

AAP: Opioid Dependence/Abuse Public Health Issue for Children

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ER visits for opioid dependence/abuse increased from 32,235 in 2008 to 49,626 in 2013
The estimated mean annual incidence of golf cart accidents in children is 0.36 cases/100

AAP: Incidence of Golf Cart Accidents 0.36/100,000 Patients

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Among children, median patient age is 11 years and median hospital length of stay is two days
Hospital quality contributes to readmission rates independent of factors involving patients

Hospital Quality Independently Impacts Readmission Rates

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Readmission rates differ for patients with similar diagnoses admitted to best versus worst hospitals
Spin in biomedical literature (also referred to as "science hype") is prevalent

‘Science Spin’ Found Prevalent in Biomedical Literature

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Nature of spin varies, with highest variability in prevalence of spin seen in trials
Adult women have a higher prevalence of conjunctivitis than men

Conjunctivitis Prevalence Higher for Adult Women Than Men

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Bimodal age distribution; highest rates in children younger than 7, minor mode in early adulthood