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Four Strategies Help Doctors Make Personal, Professional Gains

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Strategies include taking time for reflection, breaking away from pack, focusing on something specific
Existing policy has been amended to encourage licensing boards to require disclosure of physical or mental health conditions only when these would negatively impact a physicians' ability to practice medicine

Medical Boards May Contribute to Mental Health Stigma for Doctors

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Existing policy amended to encourage only current mental health disclosures
In order to achieve universal health coverage

Better Care Quality Needed for Universal Health Coverage

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Integrated approach involving governments, health providers, and patients is best
An Indianapolis teen suffered serious burns after his friends poured boiling hot water on him as part of fad called the "Hot Water Challenge."

Teen Boy Suffers Serious Burns After ‘Hot Water Challenge’

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Other children have also been seriously burned while participating in this 'fad'
Acute myocardial infarction occurred in one of every 12

2002 to 2014 Saw Hike in AMI Rate in Pregnancy, Puerperium

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Rate of acute myocardial infarction one per 12,400 for those hospitalized during pregnancy, puerperium
Ritz and Goldfish crackers

FDA: Whey Powder Behind Recent Salmonella-Linked Recalls

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Ritz crackers, Goldfish crackers, and various brands of Swiss Rolls affected by recall
Most fatal child drownings occur each year between May and August

Fatal Child Drownings in Open Water Areas Are Increasing

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Providers should remind parents about water safety near lakes, rivers, and oceans
Gun murders are on the rise in the United States and are the most common type of murder

CDC: Homicides by Firearm on the Rise in the United States

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Between 2010 and 2016, gun murders accounted for more than 70 percent of all homicides
The rate of 30-day index readmissions after acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is 19.2 percent

Readmission Rate 19.2 Percent After Acute Exacerbation of COPD

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Patients and clinical factors predict readmissions within 30 days of index admission for AECOPD
Prehospital administration of thawed plasma during air medical transport results in lower 30-day mortality compared with standard-care resuscitation in injured patients at risk for hemorrhagic shock

Prehospital Plasma Cuts Mortality Risk in Hemorrhagic Shock

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Prehospital administration of thawed plasma reduces mortality versus standard-care resuscitation