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Use of a portable continuous positive airway pressure device can augment exercise performance in tracheobronchomalacia

CPAP Ups Exercise Performance in Tracheobronchomalacia

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62-year-old male patient had improvement in walking distance with use of portable CPAP
For the seventh consecutive year

Record Number of Med School Grads Choosing Family Medicine

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Seventh consecutive year of increase, but supply still doesn't meet demand for family doctors
Standard Precautions should be used in all health care settings

Standard Precautions Advised in Labor & Delivery to Prevent Zika

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CDC recommends use of Standard Precautions in all health care settings to prevent Zika transmission
The prevalence of acute otitis media is 46 percent by age 12 months

Prevalence of Acute Otitis Media 46 Percent by Age 12 Months

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Infants with AOM have significantly higher pathogenic bacterial colonization rates
Only half of suicidal patients in U.S. emergency departments are asked if they have access to guns

Few ER Doctors Ask Suicidal Patients About Firearm Access

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Finding points to missed chances to intervene before it's too late, researcher says
Highly conservative use of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test and biopsy referral is necessary for PSA screening to be cost-effective

Only Conservative Strategy Makes PSA Cost-Effective

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This includes less frequent screening and more restrictive biopsy referral criteria
Measuring willingness to pay per quality-adjusted life-year provides a novel way to assess the social importance and value of facial reconstructive surgery

Facial Reconstruction Viewed As High-Value Intervention

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Findings based on assessment of willingness to pay for correction of facial defects
Adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes mellitus

Teens With Autism More Likely to Develop Type 2 Diabetes

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Additionally, those taking atypical antipsychotics showed high risk of diabetes
In a letter to the editor published in the March issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Delayed Diagnosis of Acromegaly Reported in Elderly Woman

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Presence of pituitary tumor on magnetic resonance imaging confirmed diagnostic hypothesis
The 2011 criteria improve diagnosis of long QT syndrome

2011 Criteria Facilitate Diagnosis of Long QT Syndrome

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2011 LQTS diagnostic criteria can identify more mutation carriers as being at high probability of LQTS