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Mortality is increased for patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction who do not undergo coronary revascularization

Mortality Up With No Revascularization in NSTEMI

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Risk associated with no revascularization consistent in subgroup analysis, including older age
Health care workers who wear contaminated gloves can transfer bacteria onto hospital surfaces

Health Care Workers’ Gloves Strong Source of Contamination

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Clear evidence that gloves of health care workers contaminate hospital surfaces with bacteria
Costs of hospitalization for privately insured adults rose more than 37 percent over five years

Patients Face High Hospital Bills Despite Having Insurance

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Average out-of-pocket fee for privately insured adults topped $1,000 in 2013
Patients with diabetes are much more likely to die after an acute myocardial infarction than patients without diabetes

Diabetes Increases Mortality Risk After Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Study points to need for better coordinated care, more effective use of medications
Mortality is increased for patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction who do not undergo coronary revascularization

Mortality Up With No Revascularization in STEMI

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Risk associated with no revascularization consistent in subgroup analysis, including older age
There is variation in the number of emergency department visits and expected source of payment for visits in the five most populous states (California

Variation in ER Visit Use for the Five Most Populous States

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And, differences between states in expected source of payment for emergency department visits
Misuse of opioids by American adults more than doubled from the early 2000s to 2013

Misuse of Opioids Doubled in the United States Over a Decade

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Over 4 percent of adults reported nonmedical use of drugs like OxyContin in 2012 to 2013
Health insurance premiums under the Affordable Care Act will rise in 2017

2017 Will Bring Premium Rate Increases Under ACA

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Experts say increases will mostly affect people who get modest subsidies or no financial assistance
A short-lived optical sensation can lead some smartphone users to mistakenly believe they've lost sight in one eye

Smartphone Use at Night May Result in Monocular ‘Blindness’

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Transient vision loss due to optical adaptation of the eyes caused by reading smartphone with one eye
In a letter published online June 22 in the New England Journal of Medicine

Zika Infection Also Linked to Uveitis in Adults

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Physicians should note that a red eye associated with Zika is not necessarily only conjunctivitis