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The likelihood of advanced imaging (magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography) use is increased for women assigned to surgeons whose peers had the highest rate of baseline imaging use

Social Contagion Impacts Imaging Use in Breast Cancer

Higher likelihood of MRI, PET use for women assigned to surgeons whose peers had highest use
A normal meal tolerance test -- a simplified version of the mixed meal tolerance test -- is valuable as an insulin secretion test in patients with type 2 diabetes

Normal Meal Tolerance Test Is Practical, Reliable in T2DM

But glucagon stimulation test should be used instead for patients in hyperglycemic state
A novel online pulmonary rehabilitation program is non-inferior to conventional face-to-face pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

ATS: Online Pulmonary Rehab Non-Inferior for COPD

Online supported PR was non-inferior to face-to-face model for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
As a result of a study published online March 15 in the Health Environments Research & Design Journal

Elements of a Patient-Centered Hospital Room Identified

Theoretical design framework generated, including core components of comfort to promote healing
For patients with discogenic low back pain due to failed back surgery syndrome

Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation Relieves Low Back Pain

Pain relief for patients with discogenic low back pain due to failed back surgery syndrome
For women with endometriosis

Double-Edged Health Care Experience for Endometriosis

Destructive side linked to ignorance, exposure, disbelief; constructive side to feeling acknowledged
From 1993 to 2011

Sleep Apnea Reporting Low Among Individuals Aged ≥65

SA reported in 0.3 percent of all office visits; increase from 0.07 to 0.74 percent from 1993 to 2011
Older black Americans are more likely than whites to develop interval colorectal cancer

Risk for Interval CRC Higher in Blacks Than Whites

Differences most pronounced for cancer of the distal colon and the rectum
Exercising regularly

Even Small Amounts of Alcohol Can Affect Breast Cancer Risk

Small glass of wine each day can up odds of both premenopausal and postmenopausal breast cancer
For patients with vasodilatory shock that does not respond to high-dose vasopressors

ATS: Angiotensin II Improves BP in Vasodilatory Shock

Angiotensin II effective for vasodilatory shock in patients not responding to conventional vasopressors