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After pterygium excision

Healing Indicators After Pterygium Excision Proposed

Based on OCT imaging, tissue restoration seems to start in cornea and end in the limbal area
Certain aspects of empathy improve during medical student training

Some Aspects of Empathy Improve During Medical Training

Decrease in empathy as assessed by JSPE, but overall cognitive empathy improved on the QCAE
The "opt out" rule

‘Opt Out’ Doesn’t Increase Access to Anesthesia Care

No increase in number of patients traveling outside home zip code, except for total hip arthroplasty

COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Lower Among Adults With Vision, Hearing Disability

Compared with those with little to no impairment, adults with serious disability less likely to initiate COVID-19 vaccination

September 2015 Briefing – Ophthalmology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Ophthalmology for September 2015. This roundup includes the latest...

Biden to Expand Access to Health Care for Immigrants Brought Illegally to U.S. as...

DACA participants have not had the opportunity to obtain health insurance as they do not meet the definition of having 'lawful presence' in the United States

The U.S. approval and regulation processes for pharmaceutical agents have evolved during the last four decades

Evolution of Approval, Regulation Processes for Drugs Explored

FDA drug review times down from 1983 to 2017, but time from clinical testing to approval did not change
From 2009 to 2016

Doctor Replacement Ratios Higher in Largest, Hospital-Owned Practices

More than double the number of physicians entered than exited large group, hospital-owned practices
Financial and other factors should be considered before physicians change career direction

Doctors Should Consider Financial Factors Before Career Change

Issues to consider include cost of career change, ability to use Internet to monetize skills
The lowest-priced generic drugs are more likely to experience shortages

Low-Priced Generic Drugs Most Likely to Have Shortages

Shortages associated with modest increases in price, ranging from 6 to 14 percent