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Patients Say Cost Matters Greatly in Choosing Doctor
Reasons to leave include unprofessional staff, difficulty getting scheduled, long wait to see doctor
Depression Not Uncommon Among Resident Physicians
Grueling medical training may help explain finding
ACA Has Increased Rx Drug Use, Cut Out-of-Pocket Spending
Larger decreases in out-of-pocket spending for those who gained coverage and had chronic conditions
Virtual Assistants Not HIPAA Compliant
Lawyer recommends physicians should not bring Siri and Alexa to the office
White-Coat, Masked HTN Tied to Target Organ Complications
Both associated with increased aortic stiffness, renal injury, incident cardiovascular events
Intranasal Ketamine Seems Effective for Refractory Chronic Migraine
49.1 percent reported intranasal ketamine as very effective; 35.5 percent report quality of life was much better
Walnuts Up Insula Activation to Highly Desirable Food Cues
Short-term walnut consumption tied to reduced feelings of hunger, activation of right insula
Cardiometabolic Diseases Accelerate Cognitive Decline, Dementia
Dose-dependent response seen with increasing number of cardiometabolic diseases and cognitive decline
Adverse Events Associated With BNT162b2 Vaccination ID’d
Vaccination not associated with elevated risk for most of the adverse events examined; association found with increased risk for myocarditis, but risk higher in association with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Report Quantifies Misdiagnosis of Dangerous Diseases in the United States
Total serious harms extrapolated to affect 795,000 in U.S., with 15 dangerous diseases accounting for half of serious harms
