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Patients treated by surgeons with a history of patient complaints regarding their personalities or attitude are at increased risk of surgical and medical complications

Patient Complaints of Surgeon Attitude Tied to Worse Outcomes

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Patients treated by surgeons with most complaints had more complications in month after surgery
A multi-layered microfluidic device has been developed

Multi-Layered Microfluidic Device Developed as Model Kidney

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Device has porous growth substrate, physiological fluid flow, passive filtration of glomerulus
Cannabidiol could be beneficial for the treatment of oral mucositis

Review: Cannabidiol May Be Beneficial for Oral Mucositis

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Data on use of cannabidiol in dentistry are scarce, but it appears to be safe, effective
In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Research Suggests Potential Key to Alternative Lupus Treatment

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Cells expressing MAVS-C79F variant have reduced ROS-dependent MAVS oligomerization in plasma
For individuals with dysregulated type 2 diabetes

Liraglutide May Blunt Impact of Exercise in Dysregulated T2DM

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Improvement in early diastolic myocardial tissue velocity in placebo, not liraglutide group
For patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronary intervention

Direct Admission to PCI Center Reduces Mortality in STEMI

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Direct admission, shorter symptoms-to-admission time predict significantly lower 12-month mortality
For the first time

Evidence of CTE Identified in Former Soccer Players

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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy rate among former soccer players higher than in general population
Medical marijuana may carry infectious bacteria and fungi that can pose a life-threatening risk to cancer patients who use it to ease the side effects of chemotherapy

Bacteria, Fungi Found in Some Medicinal Marijuana Samples

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Man undergoing cancer treatment died from fungal infection thought to come from medical marijuana
Patients have a lack of understanding relating to radiation exposure associated with common spinal imaging modalities

Patient Knowledge of Radiation Involved in Spinal Imaging Poor

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Patients underestimate radiation dose for CT scans of cervical and lumbar spine, views of lumbar spine
Relapse-free Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors have increased health care use up to 10 years after diagnosis

Health Care Use Up for Relapse-Free Hodgkin’s Survivors

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Rate of outpatient visits, inpatient bed-days up, especially for those requiring multiple chemo courses