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Obstetrics and gynecology patients are interested in reading clinical notes

Sharing Clinical Notes Engages Ob-Gyn Patients

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Patients report positive feedback and provide clinically meaningful corrections
Late-life women with osteoporosis

Elderly Women May Still Benefit From Osteoporosis Treatment

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High hip fracture probability seen despite accounting for competing mortality risk
A substantial proportion of older patients with high-risk acute myeloid leukemia treated with chemotherapy are long-term survivors

High Response Seen for Chemo in Seniors With High-Risk AML

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Complete response rate for patients treated with chemo was 69 percent; three-year OS was 21 percent
Older age

Risk Factors ID’d for Atrial Fibrillation With Type 1 Diabetes

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Risk factors for developing atrial fibrillation similar to those seen for other forms of cardiovascular disease
Heart attack survivors with persistent emotional distress -- depression or anxiety -- are at a higher risk for death

Chronic Distress After Heart Attack Ups Risk for Death

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Findings observed among patients with persistent emotional distress for more than one year, not short-term distress
Computer-assisted diagnosis can help physicians detect growth of low-grade gliomas

Computer-Assisted Diagnosis Aids Detection of Glioma Growth

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Physicians using CAD can detect growth of low-grade gliomas at significantly smaller volumes
From 1999 to 2017

Suicide Rates Increased for Men, Women From 1999 to 2017

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Among women and men aged 15 to 24, 25 to 44, rates highest for non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Natives
Patients whose surgeons have higher numbers of coworker reports about unprofessional behavior may be at increased risk for postsurgical complications

Surgeons’ Unprofessional Behavior Tied to Higher Complication Risk

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Risk increased when four or more reports were made in the 36 months before a patient's surgery
Myocardial-perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging is noninferior to invasive angiography and fractional flow reserve for guiding coronary revascularization in patients with stable angina and risk factors for coronary artery disease

CV MRI Noninferior to Invasive Angiography + FFR in Stable CAD

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CV MRI noninferior to invasive angiography, fractional flow reserve for guiding revascularization
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy can occur across the full spectrum of epilepsies

Sudden Death Can Occur in Full Spectrum of Epilepsies

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Only 37 percent of patients with sudden unexpected death in epilepsy took last dose of antiseizure meds