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The U.S. health care system is one of the least efficient worldwide based on a Bloomberg index that assesses life expectancy

U.S. Health Care System Is One of the Least Efficient Worldwide

America ranked 50 out of 55 countries in 2014, according to a Bloomberg index
Antibodies to periodontal bacteria are generally not associated with elevated risk of rheumatoid factor

Dental Bacteria Generally Not Tied to Rheumatoid Arthritis

Only two of nineteen periodontal antibodies associated with rheumatoid factor
Effective strategies for managing physician burnout include mindfulness and stress-management training

Strategies Presented for Managing Physician Burnout

Shorter workdays, stress-management training can help the more than half of U.S. physicians affected
Doctors are spending more than $32

Doctors Spending in Excess of $32,000 on Health IT

Costs increased by 40 percent between 2009 and 2015 and are expected to continue increasing
A new resource has been developed to help physicians identify distressed colleagues and help them to access care

New AMA Module Helps Identify Physician Distress

Module includes steps to ID doctors at risk, such as talking about risk factors, warning signs for suicide
Meditation can allow attending physicians to be "in attendance" in order to heal and maintain personal well-being

Meditation Recommended for Helping Attendings ‘Attend’

Expert says meditation should be practiced every day and can help address burnout
For patients with head and neck cancer

Shorter Duration of Feeding Tube Placement With IMRT

Findings among patients with head and neck cancer undergoing definitive intensity modulated RT
Roughly one in every five American health care workers do not receive the annual influenza vaccination

CDC: Too Many Health Care Workers Not Getting Flu Vaccine

Vaccination protects both workers and patients
Use of nonsurgical therapy is increasing for advanced-stage oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma

Nonsurgical Therapy Increasing for Advanced Oral Cavity SCC

Surgical therapy linked to significantly improved mean disease-specific and overall survival
The proposed capping of copays will raise premiums and is likely to increase drug prices

Capping Copays Will Raise Premiums, Up Drug Prices

Capping likely to benefit about 1 percent of all Americans who take any prescription drug per year