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Seven or more injections of bevacizumab annually is associated with increased risk of glaucoma surgery

Glaucoma Surgery Risk Up With 7+ Injections of Bevacizumab

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Patients who received four to six injections had a nonsignificantly increased risk of glaucoma surgery
For older patients discharged from the hospital to post-acute care facilities

Shorter Length of Stay Tied to Earlier Readmission for Seniors

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Risk of early readmission from post-acute care facility down with longer LOS at index hospitalization
For patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis refractory to anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy

Tocilizumab Useful for Uveitis in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

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Rapid, maintained improvement in ocular parameters for JIA-linked uveitis refractory to anti-TNF tx
Educational videos augmented by three-dimensional visualization software are useful for addressing radiotherapy patients' educational needs

Video Helps Patients Meet Radiotherapy Educational Needs

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Ninety-eight percent of patients reported that video was useful for meeting at least one educational need
The initiation of renal replacement therapy impacts health-related quality of life among patients with end-stage kidney disease

Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy Impacts HRQoL

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Total of 26.6 and 27 percent of patients experienced anxiety, depression with initiation of RRT
Use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers is associated with slowed progression of percent emphysema on chest computed tomography

ACE Inhibitors, ARBs May Slow Percent Emphysema Progression

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Independent correlation for higher doses of ACE, ARBs with slower change in percent emphysema
Most patients have high confidence in self-testing their international normalized ratio

Patients Have High Confidence in Self-Testing INR

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Seventy-three percent of patients report being confident in adjusting their own warfarin level
High-intensity exercise training can reverse some manifestations of aging in the body's protein function

High-Intensity Aerobic Exercise May Help Reverse Cellular Aging

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More robust increase in gene transcripts for high-intensity interval training versus other modalities
Patients discharged home from the hospital following hip or knee arthroplasty recover as well as

AAOS: Home Beats Inpatient Rehab Post Joint Arthroplasty

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Research shows patients fare well, sometimes better, if discharged home versus an inpatient facility
Lower spending and utilization are seen for practices with a higher proportion of high-needs patients

Care Costs Lower for Practices With More High-Needs Patients

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Small practices with one or two physicians have lower overall spending than large practices