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Measures of glycemic variability in type 1 diabetes

Glucose Variation Doesn’t Affect Microvascular Complications

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Findings, based on quarterly 7-point profiles, show no influence beyond mean glucose in T1DM
For older adults with multimorbidity

Costs Up With Specialist As Predominant Provider of Care

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For older adults with multimorbidity, specialist PPC also linked to lower continuity of care
There are currently various tools available for diagnosing ocular allergy

Various Diagnostic Tools Available for Ocular Allergy

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Diagnosis of ocular allergy should be based on medical history, presence of signs and symptoms
More than one in five maternal deaths in Illinois in 2002 to 2011 were attributable to cardiovascular disease

Over 20 Percent of Maternal Mortality in Illinois Due to CVD

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22.2 percent of women died of cardiovascular causes, with cardiomyopathy the most common etiology
A home-based

Pre-Op Training Program Improves Outcomes

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Program provides physical, nutritional, and psychological guidance
Infectious complications after prostate needle biopsy increased from 2011 to 2014 across New York State

Increase in Prostate Needle Biopsy-Linked Infection in N.Y.

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Patient race, procedure year, diabetes, transrectal approach, recent hospitalization linked to infection
Young doctors often have unprofessional or offensive content on their Facebook profiles

Doctors Need to Be Mindful of What They Post on Social Media

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Investigators find many examples of unprofessional, 'potentially objectionable' behavior online
Cervical cancer screening rates are much lower among women with severe mental illness than among other women

Cervical Cancer Screen Rates Low for Women With Mental Illness

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Rates of the disease tend to be higher in this group, researcher says
An estimated 8.3 million American adults -- about 3.4 percent of the U.S. population -- suffer from serious psychological distress

Care Access Worsening for Adults With Psychological Distress

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About 1 in 10 Americans with severe distress don't have insurance coverage for condition
While exposure to concentrated air pollution has a negative effect on heart rate and levels of white blood cells

Vitamin B May Help Mitigate Health Risks From Air Pollution

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Small study suggests vitamin B might help, but reducing pollution levels remains the priority