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A 30-minute preoperative physical therapy session focused on breathing exercises is associated with a reduced incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications among patients undergoing upper abdominal surgery

Pre-Op Physical Therapy May Cut Pulmonary Complications

Patients undergoing elective upper abdominal surgery may benefit from breathing exercise training
The costs associated with low-cost

Low-Cost Services a Major Player in Unnecessary Health Spending

Costs associated with low-cost, low-value health services nearly twice as high as high-cost services
A standardized transplantation referral ratio can assess clinical performance of transplant referral among dialysis facilities

New Method Assesses Dialysis Facilities’ Transplant Referrals

Standardized transplantation referral ratio shows most variation is due to within-facility characteristics
For patients with stage 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease and hepatitis C virus infection

High Sustained Response Rate for Glecaprevir, Pibrentasvir in HCV

12-week therapy results in high rate of sustained virologic response for patients with CKD, hepatitis C
In the first six months of 2018

CDC: 8.8 Percent Uninsured in U.S. in First Half of 2018

12.5 percent of adults aged 18-64 years and 4.4 percent of children aged 0-17 years uninsured
Most female physicians have been sexually harassed by patients at some point in their careers

Most Female Physicians Have Faced Sexist Patient Comments

Sexual harassment by patients can negatively affect physician-patient relationship, quality of care