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A new once-weekly diabetes medication that lowers blood glucose and also helps patients lose weight has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Approves Ozempic for Type 2 Diabetes

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Novo Nordisk drug also found to help with weight loss
Physicians who report a social network member with a poor breast cancer prognosis are more likely to recommend routine breast cancer screening for younger and older age groups

Doctors’ Personal Experience of Breast Cancer May Impact Care

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Physicians with social network member with poor prognosis more likely to recommend screening
The beneficial cardiopulmonary effects of walking are attenuated when walking in a traffic polluted area

Traffic Pollution Prevents Cardiac Benefits of Walking

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Findings for older men and women who are healthy, and those with COPD or ischemic heart disease
An improvement methodology can increase guideline-adherent evaluation for patients with provider concern for nonaccidental trauma in the pediatric emergency department

Guideline-Adherent Assessment of Nonaccidental Trauma Up

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Successful increase in guideline-adherent evaluation for patients with provider concern for NAT
A community-based program improves quality of life and self-management in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus and comorbidities

Program Aids Quality of Life for Older Adults With T2DM

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Intervention includes in-home nurse visits, wellness program, care coordination
For patients undergoing thyroidectomy

Thyroidectomy-Specific Quality Improvement Measures ID’d

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Hypocalcemia, recurrent laryngeal nerve injury may be useful quality improvement measures
For patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding and coronary artery disease

In CAD With GI Bleeding, Higher Mortality With Triple Therapy

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Increased mortality at 90 days in patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding, coronary artery disease
Pulsed irrigation evacuation and sodium phosphate are superior to polyethylene glycol for colon preparations prior to colonoscopy

Polyethylene Glycol Deemed Less Effective for Colon Prep

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Randomized study found pulsed irrigation evacuation, sodium phosphate to be superior
C-reactive protein levels are frequently elevated in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria

CRP Levels Potentially Useful in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria

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Elevated levels appear clinically relevant in patients with condition
Cervical mucus removal before intrauterine insemination can improve pregnancy outcomes in women with unexplained infertility

Cervical Mucus Removal May Improve Pregnancy Chances

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Findings among women with unexplained infertility undergoing intrauterine insemination