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Feeding Tube Use Down in Patients With Advanced Dementia
Over past 15 years, practice dropped by half in nursing homes
Proposed Change Could Improve Liver Transplant Access
New distribution system would enable wider sharing of donated livers
U.S. Female Doctors Reimbursed Significantly Less Than Males
Medicare reimbursement review finds male specialists earning more
Expanded Carrier Screening May Up Detection of Genetic Disorders
Expanded screening modeled more hypothetical fetuses at risk for severe or profound conditions
Large Trial Proposed to Compare HCTZ, Chlorthalidone
Researchers plan randomized study to compare hydrochlorothiazide, chlorthalidone
New Guidelines Set Safe Surgery Margins for DCIS
2 mm is enough to guard against recurrences while reducing need for additional surgeries
More Evidence Paying Smokers to Quit May Work
But cost may be $28,000 to get one additional smoker to succeed long term
DASH Diet May Be Beneficial for Gout Patients
Dietary approach to prevent gout should be considered first-line therapy, researcher says
Thrombocytopenia Up With Use of Phosphate-Buffered Tirofiban
Relative risk for thrombocytopenia not increased with use of citrate-buffered tirofiban
Low Evidence for PTRAS Versus Meds in Renal Artery Stenosis
Low evidence for benefits, harms of percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty with stent placement
