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Less than half of health care providers discuss sun-safe behaviors with patients

Many Providers Fail to Discuss Sun-Safe Behaviors With Patients

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Skin cancer counseling often takes backseat due to lack of time, other pressing health issues
The Infectious Diseases Society of America

Recommendations Developed for Management of Lyme Disease

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Public comment period for these guidelines has been extended 30 days to Sept. 9, 2019
Advertising current local health-related research using large TV monitors in emergency department waiting rooms can increase the short-term interest in health-related research

Advertising Can Promote Interest in Health-Related Research

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Short-term interest significantly increased for those viewing large TV monitors in ED waiting room
An Israeli flight attendant and mother of three who contracted measles earlier this year died on Tuesday.

Israeli Flight Attendant Dies of Measles

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It is not known if she was infected with measles on a flight, in New York, or in Israel
Use of non-hospital-based provider-to-patient telehealth grew almost 1

Non-Hospital-Based Provider-to-Patient Telehealth Use Growing

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2014 to 2018 saw increase of 1,393 percent from 0.007 to 0.104 percent of all medical claim lines
Nearly two-thirds of actively practicing physicians are still carrying medical school debt

One-Third of Physicians Will Take 10+ Years to Pay Off Debt

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Survey shows that taking extra shifts is one strategy to help doctors pay off medical school debt
Cancer survivors with high-deductible health plans are more likely to experience delayed or foregone care

Delayed/Foregone Care More Likely for Cancer Survivors With HDHPs

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Having a health savings account can mitigate the impact of the high-deductible health plan
In a two-part guideline

Guidelines Issued for Managing Hidradenitis Suppurativa

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Two-part guideline addresses diagnosis, evaluation, management of the chronic inflammatory skin disease
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
Some cancer trends differ for U.S. patients aged 85 years and older

Some Cancer Trends Differ for Oldest Old in the United States

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Trends similar to 65- to 84-year age group, but risk elevated for some cancers, diagnosis at later stages