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Spouse Education Level May Impact Choice for Rural Practice
Lower odds of working in rural HPSA for physicians married to a highly-educated spouse
Social-Emotional Difficulty Linked to Toddler Mobile Tech Use
Toddlers with more social-emotional problems more likely to be given mobile technology to calm down
PRAME Predicts Metastasis in Class 1 Uveal Melanoma
PRAME mRNA expression is independent prognostic biomarker in Class 1 uveal melanoma
AHA: Cutting Price of Fruits, Vegetables Could Prevent Deaths
Studies show reductions in cardiovascular deaths, events with decrease in price of fruits, vegetables
Case of Hepatitis E Transmission Via Plasma Exchange
Transmission of HEV through plasma exchange for acute humoral rejection after kidney transplant
Pre-Visit Questionnaire Can Help ID Common Vestibular Diagnoses
Variables can predict benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Ménière's disease, vestibular migraine
AAOS: Formal Physical Tx Doesn’t Up Outcomes in Hip Surgery
No improvement in postoperative outcomes compared with prescribed exercise program
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Visual Acuity Screening in Seniors
Grade I recommendation for asymptomatic adults aged 65 years or older without vision problems
Anti-VEGF Agents Linked to Visual Acuity Improvement in DME
From baseline to two years, improvement noted with three anti-VEGF agents
Dementia Incidence Higher Than CHD in Very Elderly
Among adults aged ≥80 years, about 64 percent of those who died had prior diagnosis of dementia
