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Spin in biomedical literature (also referred to as "science hype") is prevalent

‘Science Spin’ Found Prevalent in Biomedical Literature

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Nature of spin varies, with highest variability in prevalence of spin seen in trials
Physicians spend almost six hours per day in the electronic health record

Doctors Spend Almost Six Hours Per Day on EHR Tasks

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Clerical and administrative tasks including order entry, billing account for almost half of hours
Solar occupational ultraviolet exposure is a major determinant of incident squamous cell carcinoma

Skin Cancer Prevention Strategies Needed in Work Settings

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High occupational UV exposure tied to two-fold increase in skin cancer risk
Most physicians on Twitter with a financial conflict of interest and frequent tweets mention specific drugs for which they have a conflict

Physicians Tweeting About Drugs May Have Conflict of Interest

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Physicians with financial conflict of interest often mention specific drugs for which they have a conflict
Certain aspects of empathy improve during medical student training

Some Aspects of Empathy Improve During Medical Training

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Decrease in empathy as assessed by JSPE, but overall cognitive empathy improved on the QCAE
Adjuvant therapy with nivolumab is associated with longer recurrence-free survival than therapy with ipilimumab among patients undergoing resection of stage IIIB

Adjuvant Nivolumab Tops Ipilimumab in Melanoma

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Longer recurrence-free survival for stage IIIB, IIIC, IV melanoma
Does being a physician carry a moral obligation to respond to calls for medical assistance on airplanes? That is the topic of an article published in the Sept. 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Are Physicians Obligated to Help on Planes?

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One administrative physician explains his sense of obligation to help
For patients with resected stage III melanoma with BRAF V600E or V600K mutations

Dabrafenib, Trametinib Beneficial in Resected Melanoma

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Rate of relapse-free survival up for resected stage III melanoma with BRAF V600E, V600K mutations
Adhesive pads may improve wrinkles in the crow's feet area

Adhesive Pads Improve Wrinkles in Crow’s Feet Area

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Product decreases roughness parameters after short-term and long-term application
Some children report limited improvement in atopic eczema as a result of wearing silk garments

Children Report Limited Eczema Improvement With Silk

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The authors say child data enhances understanding of adherence, non-adherence