Risk of Venous Thromboembolism Recurrence High
At 6 months, rates for provoked, unprovoked, cancer-related VTE are 6.8, 6.92, 9.06 per 100 person-years
Increased Cardiovascular Risk for Diclofenac Initiators
Increased risk compared with NSAID non-initiators, initiators of acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen
Physicians Often Don’t Address Their Burnout
Same traits that help doctors excel at their jobs make them more likely to experience burnout
Practices Should Set Rules for Staff Social Media Use
Staff social media accounts should be strictly personal, with no info about patients or employees
Business Degree Increasingly Useful for Doctors
With increased focus on value, business analysis skills sought after
Lorcaserin Facilitates Weight Loss in Overweight, Obese
Increased weight loss versus placebo with no rise in rate of extended major cardiovascular events
Many Countries Failing on Non-Communicable Dz Death Targets
For women and men, 35 and 30 countries expected to meet Sustainable Development Goal target 3.4
Burnout, Career Choice Regret Prevalent in U.S. Residents
Considerable variation according to specialty for both burnout symptoms, career choice regret
Physician-Group ACOs Generate Medicare Savings
Savings grow with longer participation and are significantly higher than hospital-integrated ACOs
In 2016, Proportion of Uninsured Americans Down to 10 Percent
Larger reductions in uninsured rate in Medicaid expansion states, from 15.3 to 7.6 percent
