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The Christmas holiday effect

Heart-Related Deaths Up at Xmas Even in Southern Hemisphere

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Elevated cardiovascular mortality during Christmas period seen during a 25-year period in New Zealand
Patients often find an additional charge added to their bill for overnight visits to the emergency department

Surcharge May Accompany After-Hours Care in Emergency Room

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Patients increasingly being charged for overnight visit to the emergency room, urgent care facility
In the first year of Medicaid expansion there were changes in the insurance status and location of emergency department visits

Insurance Status of ER Visits Varied With Medicaid Expansion

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Meaningful changes in insurance status, location, and type of ER visits seen in first year of ACA
Health care provider burnout is negatively associated with quality and safety of health care

Health Care Provider Burnout Negatively Affects Quality, Safety

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Health care provider burnout negatively linked to quality and safety of health care
Participation in physical activity within seven days after injury is associated with reduced rates of persistent postconcussive symptoms

Risk of Postconcussive Symptoms Down With Early Exercise

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Participation in physical activity within seven days after injury linked to reduced rates of PPCS
Drug overdose deaths increased 23 percent between 2010 and 2014

CDC: Fatal Drug Overdoses Up Significantly in the United States

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Prescription opioids and heroin lead the increase, latest government data show
For patients who received transfusions in Sweden and Denmark from 2003 to 2012

No Link for Transfused Red Blood Cell Storage, Mortality

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No link for length of red blood cell storage, mortality in transfusion recipients from Sweden, Denmark
The Drug Enforcement Administration has announced critical changes in its registration renewal process

DEA Announces Critical Changes in Registration Renewal Process

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The ability to renew a registration online after the expiration date will no longer be available
Hospital admissions related to overdoses from heroin and other opioids rose 64 percent in the United States between 2005 and 2014

Opioid-Related Hospitalizations Up Sharply in the United States

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Admissions due to heroin, prescription opioids rose 64 percent over decade
Synthetic cannabis that triggered a "zombie" outbreak in a New York City neighborhood last summer was significantly more potent than real cannabis

‘Zombie’ Outbreak in NYC Caused by Synthetic Cannabinoid

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AK-47 24 Karat Gold up to 85 times more potent than plant-based cannabis