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Among adults with one or more chronic conditions

Arthritis, Other Chronic Disease Takes Toll on Work Force

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Arthritis + other chronic health conditions may keep up to one-third affected out of workplace
The Affordable Care Act may have helped boost rates of colorectal cancer screening among lower income Americans

Rise in CRC Screening Rates After ACA Implementation

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Increase in colonoscopy, other tests typically seen among poorer, less educated Americans
For patients with type 2 diabetes

Gastritis Linked to Metformin-Related GI Side Effects in T2DM

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With metformin, mean score for gastrointestinal side effects higher for gastritis subjects over four weeks
Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) continued beyond six months after drug-eluting stent implantation is associated with reduced stent thrombosis and myocardial infarction but also increased bleeding and all-cause mortality as compared to shorter-term DAPT therapy

Review: Short vs. Long Duration Dual Antiplatelet Tx After Stent

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Longer DAPT linked to reduced stent thrombosis and myocardial infarction, increased bleeding, mortality
Implementation of standardized communication processes can improve the reliability of verbal communication between hospitalists and primary care physicians at hospital discharge

Intervention Boosts Hospital Discharge Communication

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Process standardization increased percentage of calls initiated within 24 hours of discharge
Surgical never events and contributing human factors have been identified

Study IDs Surgical Never Events, Contributing Factors

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Individual cognitive factors accounted for half of all contributing human factor nano-codes
Among older men

Obesity Has Negative Impact on Metabolic Quality of Muscle

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In obese, muscle protein synthesis is blunted; offset by decline in leg protein breakdown
Real-time ultrawide field retinal image evaluation by nonphysician imagers can accurately detect diabetic retinopathy and help reduce center image grading burden

UWF Retinal Imaging Process Could Reduce Practice Burden

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Real-time ultrawide field retinal imaging has high sensitivity, specificity for detecting referable DR
The majority of adults presenting to the emergency department with low-risk pulmonary embolism are eligible for outpatient treatment

Most ER Patients With Low-Risk PE Eligible for Outpatient Tx

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Increased frequency of 30-day adverse events for patients with contraindications to outpatient tx
Even when herpes zoster vaccination does not prevent the disease

Vaccine Tied to Less Postherpetic Neuralgia in Shingles

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Findings support immunization of older adults