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Hydroxychloroquine Safe, Effective Treatment for Anogenital Lichen Sclerosus

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Response rate higher for anogenital versus extragenital lichen sclerosus

Female Sex, Work Culture Biggest Contributors to Physician Burnout

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Compared with electronic health record usage at an academic medical center, clinician sex and work culture contributed more to burnout

National Health Service England recently recommended that professionals ask all patients their sexual orientation at every opportunity

Professionals Disagree About Asking Patients About Sexuality

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Article offers opposing views about recommendation in England to ask patients about sexual orientation
A new communication toolkit created by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality can help health care organizations and providers communicate with patients and families when harm occurs to patients.

AHRQ Communication Toolkit Can Help After Patient Harm Occurs

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Toolkit helps patients, families, clinicians, and administrators discuss what happened
Physicians who are married to a highly-educated spouse are less likely to work in rural underserved areas

Spouse Education Level May Impact Choice for Rural Practice

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Lower odds of working in rural HPSA for physicians married to a highly-educated spouse

Physicians With Disabilities May Experience Depersonalization

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However, they are not more likely to experience emotional exhaustion

A proposal to replace private insurance with government-funded health care for all moved forward in California on Wednesday as Democrats on the Senate Health Committee voted to advance the measure.

Single-Payer Health System Bill Moves Forward in California

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Not yet clear where money for the single-payer system would come from
In 2012 there were an estimated 301 physician office visits per 100 persons

2012 Office Visits 57% Higher for Women than Men, Ages 1864

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Visit rate also higher for adults aged 65 years and older
Spending associated with essential medicines grew substantially from 2011 to 2015 for Medicare Part D beneficiaries

Medicare Spending on Essential Medicines Up 116 Percent From 2011 to 2015

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22 percent of increased total spending due to higher per-unit cost of existing drugs
Just over three-quarters of health care personnel received a flu vaccine last season

Three-Quarters of Health Care Workers Got Flu Shot Last Year

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Lowest rates seen among health workers in long-term care settings