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Different paths to perspective of another's experience are associated with varying effect on helpers' health during helping behavior

Path to Empathy Deemed As Vital As Being Empathetic

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Conclusion could be especially useful in context of medical professions, researcher says
While the number of Americans hospitalized each year for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease appears to be holding steady

ATS: Mortality Down for Patients Hospitalized With COPD in U.S.

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Annual number of patients who died from COPD while in the hospital decreased 62 percent from 2005-2014
A new interactive training module in medical ethics can help physicians to understand professional boundaries

New Interactive Module Aims to Clarify Professional Boundaries

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Module focuses on potential boundary violations relating to treating family, colleagues, receiving gifts
Prescription databases can help combat drug abuse when doctors are required by law to check them before writing opioid prescriptions

Doctors Urged to Check Patient Drug History Before Opioid Rx

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Opioid abuse down when physicians are legally obligated to check patient's drug history
A normal meal tolerance test -- a simplified version of the mixed meal tolerance test -- is valuable as an insulin secretion test in patients with type 2 diabetes

Normal Meal Tolerance Test Is Practical, Reliable in T2DM

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But glucagon stimulation test should be used instead for patients in hyperglycemic state
Older adults treated at major teaching facilities are less likely to die in the weeks and months following their discharge than patients admitted to community hospitals

Mortality Rates Found Lower at Major Teaching Hospitals

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Researchers assessed 30-day survival for older patients
In a case report published online May 4 in The Journal of Dermatology

Case of Gnathostomiasis Caused by Roe Ingestion Reported

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Japanese man presented with itchy migrating eruption on back, which was treated with ivermectin
Benralizumab is associated with a significant reduction in glucocorticoid doses among adults with severe asthma

ATS: Benralizumab Reduces Glucocorticoid Doses in Asthma

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Significant 75 percent reduction in median final oral glucocorticoid doses from baseline
For patients undergoing blood cultures in an emergency department setting

Initial Specimen Diversion Device Cuts Culture Contamination

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Initial specimen diversion device reduces blood culture contamination without impacting sensitivity
Imatinib (Gleevec) may effectively treat severe refractory asthma

KIT Inhibition by Imatinib Helps Severe Refractory Asthma

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Improvement in airway hyperresponsiveness seen with imatinib versus placebo