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Increase in Patient Load Linked to Poorer Urologist Ratings
Poorer ratings seen with increase in Medicare patient load, with rating lowered by 0.04 per 100 patients
Intrauterine Adhesions Rarely Occur Post Induced Abortion
Surgical evacuation after medical or surgical abortion increases risk for developing intrauterine adhesions
Depression, Antidepressant Use May Up Risk of A-Fib
CES-D ≥16, antidepressant use each associated with higher incidence of atrial fibrillation
Calorie Restriction Linked to Sustained Metabolic Adaptation
Energy expenditure lower than expected on the basis of weight loss in the calorie restriction group
Microneedling + 5-Fluorouracil Effective Vitiligo Treatment
5-fluorouracil achieved a higher percentage of repigmentation versus tacrolimus
Unique Risks Associated With Texting Medical Orders
Institute of Safe Medication Practices indicates risks such as abbreviations, autocorrection
Time to Epinephrine Tied to Survival in Non-Shockable OHCA
Each minute delay in epinephrine administration tied to reduced survival, unfavorable neurologic outcomes
Vaccine-Derived Immune Protection Against Mumps Wanes
Outbreaks among young adults, teens aligned with peaks in mumps susceptibility due to loss of protection
Tai Chi Beats Aerobic Exercise in Fibromyalgia
Improvement in fibromyalgia impact questionnaire scores was greater for combined tai chi groups
Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors in T2DM Linked to IBD
Higher risk of inflammatory bowel disease with longer use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor
