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Based on data from mouse models and humans

Gastric Acid Suppression May Promote Liver Injury

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Expansion of intestinal Enterococcus faecalis in mice exacerbates ethanol-induced liver disease
Internal medicine patients are frequently prescribed potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs)

Screening Tools Identify Potentially Inappropriate Meds

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However, substantial proportion of PIMS identified in internal medicine ward are not clinically relevant
Much of the total potentially preventable spending for Medicare beneficiaries is concentrated among frail elderly individuals

Potentially Preventable Spending Concentrated in Frail Elderly

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Variation in preventable spending across Medicare subpopulations; 43.9 percent of total in frail elderly
Physicians should make a public commitment to speak with their patients about firearms

Doctors Urged to Speak With Patients About Firearms

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Making a public commitment is encouraged as a positive action that physicians can take
Online consumer ratings of specialist physicians do not predict objective measures of quality of care or peer assessment of clinical performance

Online Ratings Not Aligned With Objective Quality Measures

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In addition, consumer ratings are consistent across platforms for specialist physicians
Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with reduced risk of heart failure but not atrial fibrillation

Moderate Alcohol Consumption Tied to Lower Heart Failure Risk

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But no link between alcohol intake, onset of atrial fibrillation over median of eight years' follow-up
A defecation posture modification device can reduce bowel movement duration and straining patterns among healthy individuals

ACG: Defecation Posture Modification Device Beneficial

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Significant reductions in bowel movement duration, straining patterns and increase in bowel emptiness
A new screening tool can adequately detect risk of diabetic retinopathy in adults with diabetes in low-income communities in Mexico

New Screening Tool Can Identify Diabetic Retinopathy

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Tool developed for use in high-risk adults in low-income communities in Mexico
During cardiopulmonary resuscitation in males

Kneeling Posture Impacts Chest Compressions’ Effectiveness

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Efficacy of CPR compressions better in self-adjusted, nearest kneeling postures versus farthest
U.S. M.D. graduates make up half the entering first-year class of family medicine residencies

U.S. M.D. Graduates Make Up Half of New Family Medicine Residents

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And increase in first-year family medicine, primary care positions lagging behind specialties