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Health Enterprise Zone Initiative Cut Hospitalizations, Costs
Initiative involves state-funded programs to improve access, healthy behaviors in underserved areas
White House Unveils New Insurance Option for Small Firms
Plan expands health reimbursement arrangements so workers can buy individual health coverage
USPSTF Recommends Screening Women for Partner Violence
Evidence insufficient to support screening for abuse among all elderly or vulnerable adults
Preeclampsia Tied to Increased Risk for Vascular Dementia
Hazard ratios moderately attenuated with adjustment for diabetes, hypertension, CVD
A-Fib Patients With Cancer Less Likely to See Cardiologist
Those who do see a cardiologist are more likely to fill anticoagulant Rx; have reduced risk for stroke
Thermal Ablation Acceptable for Early Lung Cancer
Regarding overall survival, thermal ablation non-inferior to radiation for primary treatment
Unrestricted Diet OK More Than One Day Before Colonoscopy
No link between foods consumed 2 to 3 days pre-colonoscopy, Boston Bowel Preparation Scale scores
ACS: Opiate-Free Surgery Feasible for Elective Colectomy
Eight-three percent of 155 patients did not need post-op narcotics; shorter length of stay with no narcotics
ACS: Accepting Liver From Older Donor Better Than Waiting
Candidates who accept organ from older donor have lower mortality within and beyond 90 days
Policy Denying Coverage for Nonemergent ED Visits Imprecise
Of the visits meeting criteria for denial of coverage, 39.7 percent received ED-level care
