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Given the current political climate and issues of bipartisan concern

Possibility for Health Care Legislation Changes in 2016

Bipartisan issues could be on agenda, including elimination of proposed tax on medical devices
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends depression screening in the general adult population

USPSTF Recommends Depression Screening for All Adults

Recommendation applies to adults aged 18 years and older, including pregnant, postpartum women
Cardiac surgery patients who receive home visits from physician's assistants are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital and may also have lower overall health care costs

Home Visits May Help Reduce Cardiac Surgery Readmissions

Two visits from cardiac surgery PAs tied to fewer hospital readmissions after surgery
Overweight and obese individuals are at increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) and non-SCD

Overweight, Obesity Linked to Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death

Increased risk of SCD with electrocardiogram abnormalities, even in normal-weight individuals
In a clinical guideline published online Jan. 26 in the Annals of Internal Medicine

ACP Presents High-Value Care Advice for Hematuria

Seven pieces of high-value care advice presented to clinicians for evaluating patients with hematuria
For healthy subjects

Prednisolone Therapy Induces Procoagulant State

Ten days of treatment linked to increase in peak thrombin, velocity index, PAI-1, and vWF
Pulse pressure is associated with multiple adverse cardiovascular outcomes

Pulse Pressure Linked to Multiple Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes

After adjustment for multiple variables, PP linked to all outcomes except stroke, cardiovascular death
Varicella zoster virus vaccination has been linked to corneal inflammation

Varicella Zoster Vaccine Linked to Corneal Inflammation

Important for physicians to know when giving vaccine to individuals with history of keratitis
Knowledge of coronary computed tomography angiography results is associated with improved alignment of aspirin and statin prescribing with the presence and severity of coronary artery disease

Coronary CT Angiography Findings Modify Statin, Aspirin Rx

Many patients with CCTA-detected coronary artery disease are not discharged on aspirin or statin
Patients treated with adjuvant endocrine therapy for primary breast cancer have considerable symptom burden

Considerable Symptom Burden With Adjuvant Endocrine Tx

Findings among women treated with aromatase inhibitors or tamoxifen for primary breast cancer