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In a position paper published online Feb. 27 in the Annals of Internal Medicine

Recommendations for Optimizing Hidden Curriculum in Medicine

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Clinical learning environment should be optimized by ensuring what is taught in classroom is modeled
Understanding nonadherence in patients and encouraging a change in attitude toward patients and their medication can improve medication adherence

Understanding Rx Nonadherence Can Improve Adherence

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Changing attitudes toward patients and their medication adherence can improve adherence
There are few significant differences in target-vessel failure with different types of second-generation drug-eluting stents for obstructive left main coronary artery disease

Second-Gen Drug-Eluting Stents Similarly Effective for LMCAD

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Only one significant between-group difference in three-year risk of target-vessel failure for left main CAD
Children undergoing cardiac surgery from the lowest-income neighborhoods have worse outcomes

Peds Cardiac Surgery Outcomes Vary by Neighborhood Income

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Children from lowest-income neighborhoods have increased mortality, longer hospital stay
Younger onset of type 2 diabetes is associated with increased mortality risk

Younger Onset of T2DM Linked to Increased Mortality Risk

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Earlier diagnosis of T2DM tied to increased mortality, mainly driven by cardiovascular disease mortality
Artificial intelligence

Artificial Intelligence May Help Prevent Physician Burnout

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Many potential uses for AI, including improving searches and documentation, selecting treatment
The antibiotic clarithromycin (brand name: Biaxin) may increase the long-term risk of heart problems and death in patients with heart disease

FDA Warns of Possible Heart Risks Linked to Clarithromycin

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Agency advising doctors to consider prescribing other antibiotics to patients with coronary heart disease
Cancer history has an important impact on mortality

Regardless of CV Risks, Cancer History Impacts Mortality

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Fibrinogen, von Willebrand factor are potential markers of mortality in cancer survivors
Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with better white matter fiber integrity in patients with mild cognitive impairment

Cardiorespiratory Fitness, White Matter Integrity Tied to Cognition

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VO2max positively linked to DTI metrics of fractional anisotropy in about half MW fiber tracts
The percentage of uninsured U.S. persons of all ages did not change significantly from 2016 to the first nine months of 2017

CDC: No Change in Percentage of Uninsured in U.S. From ’16 to ’17

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Increase in percentage of those aged younger than 65 years enrolled in high-deductible health plan