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Weight Loss Predicts Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Highest risk seen with high annual weight loss rate, low BMI in previously obese
Lifestyle Intervention Can Ward Off Obesity-Related Knee Pain
Findings show benefit at one year for overweight adults with diabetes mellitus at high risk of knee pain
Housestaff, Attendings Disagree on Quality of Progress Notes
Also disagree on the impact of EHR on note quality, but agree on purpose of progress notes
Strategies Needed to Combat Weight Gain in Smoking Cessation
Considerably greater weight gain seen in North American versus Asian studies
Multiple Contraceptive Attributes Influence Decision Making
Highest importance scores for effectiveness, safety, affordability, whether method is long lasting
Researchers Say Some People Do Age Faster Than Others
At 38, the biology of some adults was 20 years older, researchers find
Work Restriction Notes Should Be Carefully Written
Case vignette illustrates consequences of poorly written note for pregnant patient
Faster Results With Combined Therapy for Striae Distensae
Patients treated with intradermal platelet-rich plasma and microdermabrasion in the same session
Training Can Improve Patients’ Fluid, Salt Intake in Hemodialysis
Effective at some time points in decreasing fluid, salt intake among those undergoing hemodialysis
Weekend Discharge Not Linked to Increased Readmission
Findings among patients with AMI, congestive heart failure, pneumonia in California
