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Surgeons who are less likely to discuss the preventability of an adverse event are more likely to be negatively affected by disclosure of these events

Disclosure of Adverse Events May Impact Surgeon Well-Being

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Those who report difficulty discussing experiences more likely to be negatively affected by disclosure
Improvement in cognitive ability is not associated with estrogen therapy among women who use it after menopause

Estradiol Doesn’t Boost Cognitive Function After Menopause

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No differences noted with treatment in either early or late menopause
Large tumor diameter

Failure to Achieve Negative Margin Ups Facial BCC Recurrence

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Other factors predicting recurrence of facial basal cell carcinoma include large tumor diameter, age
For patients undergoing coronary angiography and coronary angioplasty

X-Ray Noise Reduction Technology Cuts Radiation

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Image noise reduction algorithm reduces radiation exposure during coronary angiography, angioplasty
Structured advice should be provided to individuals planning to travel internationally

Structured Pretravel Advice Should Be Provided to Patients

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Structured approach should include individualized risk assessment, vaccinations, specific disease info
For patients with moderate to severe diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain

Buprenorphine May Be Helpful in Peripheral Neuropathic Pain

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When tolerated, buprenorphine is effective for DPNP, but many patients withdrew from study
Florida health officials are investigating what could be the first case of locally transmitted Zika virus infection in the continental United States.

Possible Local Transmission of Zika Virus in Florida

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If confirmed, it would be first case of local spread of the virus in continental U.S.
Acute myocardial infarction survivors with higher levels of education are less likely to develop heart failure

Higher Education Linked to Reduced Post-MI Heart Failure

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Link between higher levels of education and lower risk of heart failure similar in men, women
Progress has been made toward developing lab-grown cartilage that could postpone or possibly eliminate the need for hip replacement surgery in younger arthritis patients

Progress for Lab-Grown Cartilage As Hip Replacement Option

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Implant made of patients' stem cells and synthetic 'scaffolding'
More American teens have diabetes or prediabetes than previously thought

Diabetes Rates for U.S. Teens Higher Than Previously Reported

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Most young people unaware they have diabetes, prediabetes