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The proportion of new preemptive listings for kidney transplantation with Medicaid coverage increased in states with Medicaid expansion in the post-expansion era

Medicaid Expansion Ups Preemptive Listing for Kidney Transplant

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From pre- to post-expansion period, 59 percent relative increase in Medicaid-covered preemptive listings
The Bacillus Calmette Guérin vaccine is associated with a reduction in hyperglycemia among patients with type 1 diabetes with long-term disease

BCG Vaccine Tied to Reduced Hyperglycemia in Type 1 Diabetes

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Systemic shift in glucose metabolism from oxidative phosphorylation to aerobic glycolysis
While nearly all physicians say end-of-life conversations are important

Many Physicians Not Prepared for End-of-Life Talks With Patients

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Additional training, reimbursement may foster these critical conversations, authors say
More patients are paying for health care services with cash

More Cash-Pay Patients Means Docs Need Billing Strategies

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Trend is requiring providers to proactively develop comprehensive policies
Only 8 percent of U.S. adults aged 35 years and older receive all high-priority clinical preventive services

Few Receive All High-Priority Clinical Preventive Services

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Eight percent of U.S. adults aged 35 years and older receive all services; 4.7 percent receive none
Patients undergoing autologous post-mastectomy breast reconstruction have greater satisfaction than those undergoing implant reconstruction

Greater Satisfaction With Autologous Breast Reconstruction

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And, likelihood of complications up for autologous reconstruction versus expander-implant technique
Vitamin D status does not have a causal effect on gestational hypertension or preeclampsia

No Causal Effect of 25(OH)D on Gestational HTN, Preeclampsia

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No significant correlations identified in one-sample or two-sample mendelian randomization analyses
Young adults who value gluten-free food usually do so as part of a healthier dietary pattern

Valuing Gluten-Free Food Tied to Better Dietary Intake

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But young adults who do so also more likely to engage in unhealthy weight control behaviors
The European League Against Rheumatism has released recommendations -- published in the June issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases -- for health professionals to use in approaching pain management in inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis.

New Recommendations Guide Arthritis Pain Management

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Patient-centered recommendations released by the European League Against Rheumatism
Addressing shortcomings in resuscitation educational efficiency and local implementation could improve outcomes after cardiac arrest

Educational Strategies Could Improve Cardiac Arrest Outcomes

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Suggestions provided for improving educational efficiency and local implementation of resuscitation