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Clinicians should not screen for thyroid cancer in patients who have no symptoms of the disease

USPSTF Continues to Recommend Against Thyroid Cancer Screening

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Widespread routine thyroid cancer screening can lead to overdiagnosis, overtreatment
Privately insured Americans spent nearly 5 percent more on health care last year than in 2014; this increase was significantly more than that seen in previous years and reflects higher costs for prescription drugs

Rising Rx, ER Prices Pushing U.S. Health Care Spending Up

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Prescription drugs are the fastest growing expense, report shows
Early metabolic differences following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in obese individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus disappear when weight loss reaches 20 percent

Metabolic Benefit Same With Similar Weight Loss After Surgery

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Findings among obese patients with diabetes undergoing either gastric bypass, banding
A multidisciplinary care model seems cost-effective for chronic kidney disease

ASN: Multidisciplinary Care Cost-Effective in CKD

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Multidisciplinary care costs $24,613 per quality-adjusted life-year gained compared to usual care
Thiazide-type diuretic therapy reduces hip and pelvic fracture risk compared with other antihypertensive medication therapy

Thiazide-Type Diuretic Treatment Tied to Lower Fracture Risk

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Reduced hip and pelvic fracture risk compared to treatment with other antihypertensive medications
Hospital patients with hypoglycemia may be at increased mortality risk

Mortality Risk Up for Hospital Patients With Hypoglycemia

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Hypoglycemia, either with insulin or spontaneous, linked to increased short- and long-term mortality
Cigarette smoking may decrease the effectiveness of medication taken during early stages of chronic kidney disease

ASN: Smoking May Negate Some Benefits of Rx Therapy in CKD

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Possibly because cigarette smoking causes oxidative stress
For patients with type 2 diabetes

Follow-Up Phone Calls May Boost Glycemic Control in T2DM

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No statistically significant change in hemoglobin A1c, but clinically significant change observed
Free online calculators can predict how likely a woman is to have a baby after a series of in vitro fertilization treatment cycles

Calculator May Help Predict Individual Chances of IVF Success

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Provides individualized estimate of a couple's cumulative chances of having a baby
Metformin seems to alter gut microbiota composition

Metformin Alters Gut Microbiota Composition in Diabetes

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Higher relative abundance of A. muciniphila, SCFA-producing microbiota for metformin-treated diabetes