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Lorcaserin Facilitates Weight Loss in Overweight, Obese
Increased weight loss versus placebo with no rise in rate of extended major cardiovascular events
Burnout, Career Choice Regret Prevalent in U.S. Residents
Considerable variation according to specialty for both burnout symptoms, career choice regret
Physician-Group ACOs Generate Medicare Savings
Savings grow with longer participation and are significantly higher than hospital-integrated ACOs
In 2016, Proportion of Uninsured Americans Down to 10 Percent
Larger reductions in uninsured rate in Medicaid expansion states, from 15.3 to 7.6 percent
Initial Abx Feasible Alternative for Uncomplicated Appendicitis
At five years, cumulative incidence of appendicitis recurrence 39.1 percent with antibiotic treatment
Dozens of Medical Groups Join Forces to Improve Diagnoses
Diagnostic error is the most common cause of medical errors that patients report
Some Clinicians, Patients Record Clinic Visits for Patient Use
Overall, 28.3 percent of clinicians and 18.7 percent of public report recording clinic visits
Ground Beef Recalled After E. Coli Outbreak
Beef was produced and packaged at Cargill Meat Solutions in Fort Morgan, Colo.
Sensitivity for CRC Detection Up With Decreasing FIT Threshold
Reducing positivity threshold also increased number of positive test results per cancer case
Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease Score Underestimates Mortality
Actual probability of death for patients on liver transplant wait list underestimated by up to 17%
