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In patients with lung cancer as the cause of death

Nonsolid Nodules Unlikely to Cause Death in Lung Cancer

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Lung cancers that manifest as nonsolid nodules seem to have indolent course
From 1997 to 2011 there was a 48 percent reduction in emergency department mortality rates

1997 to 2011 Saw Almost 50 Percent Drop in ED Death Rates

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Patients with ER deaths were older, more likely to be male and white, had more severe triage acuity scores
The diagnosis and management of polycystic ovary syndrome is discussed in a case vignette published online July 6 in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Case Vignette Addresses Diagnosis, Management of PCOS

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Treatment decisions should be informed by patient priorities -- in this case hirsutism, irregular menses
Compared with femoral access for coronary interventions

Radial Bests Femoral Access for Coronary Interventions

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Lower mortality, adverse cardiac events, bleeding seen across CAD patients
Persistent diarrhea is typically caused by parasites or bacteria and requires accurate diagnosis in order to determine appropriate treatment

Lab-Established Diagnosis Key for Persistent Diarrhea

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Microbiological causes of protracted diarrhea include detectable parasitic and bacterial pathogens
Coronary artery calcification progression is no better for predicting cardiovascular disease events than follow-up CAC

CAC Progression Doesn’t Improve Prediction of CVD Events

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In a model including follow-up CAC, CAC progression not linked with total CVD events
For adults with diabetic gastroparesis

Relamorelin Beneficial in Adults With Diabetic Gastroparesis

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Drug is linked to significantly accelerated gastric emptying, reduced vomiting frequency
The prevalence of arthritis and arthritis-attributable activity limitation is projected to increase in U.S. adults by 2040

Arthritis, Arthritis-Attributable Activity Limitations Likely to Rise

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Prevalence of arthritis predicted to increase to 25.9 percent of all adults by 2040

Sample: Epilepsy Expert Brief – Neurology Series

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Sign up for the Neurology Series Frequency: Monthly Issue Date: July 6, 2016 Epilepsy Expert Brief curates and provides you with informative articles from some...
U.S. medical schools are expanding training to address the increasing number of overdose deaths

U.S. Medical Schools to Expand Training on Opioid Abuse

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Health experts note that opioids are prescribed too often, possibly because of poor training