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The financial outlook for primary care practices is improving

Some Primary Care Physician Finances Are Improving

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Increase in number of PCPs who report that their financial state is better than a year ago
Under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act

Doctors Have a Only a Few Weeks Left to Review Financial Data

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Physicians have a few weeks left to review, dispute reports relating to their financial ties to industry
An update on Americans' health finds that racial and ethnic disparities persist

U.S. Health Report Card Finds Racial, Ethnic Disparities Persist

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But infant mortality rates, numbers of uninsured are improving, government analysis reveals
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy may help reduce the risk of repeated episodes of depression

Mindfulness Therapy May Help Ease Recurrent Depression

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Particularly for those with more pronounced residual symptoms, researchers say
The addition of tiotropium to long-acting β2-agonists (LABA) and/or inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) does not reduce chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations compared to LABA/ICS alone

Triple Therapy No Benefit for COPD Exacerbations

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Findings based long-acting β2-agonists, inhaled corticosteroids + tiotropium
Direct primary care

Direct Primary Care Is Emerging Business Model

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Doctors are bypassing insurance companies in an offshoot of concierge medicine
Use of saxagliptin or sitagliptin is not associated with increased risk of hospitalized heart failure compared with other antihyperglycemic agents

Saxagliptin, Sitagliptin Don’t Up Hospitalized Heart Failure

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No increased risk for new users of saxagliptin, sitagliptin versus other antihyperglycemic agents
Pharmacists can do an effective job helping chronically ill patients manage their blood pressure

Pharmacists Can Manage Some Chronic Conditions Effectively

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New legislation would establish pharmacists as health care providers
Women who work rotating night shifts may face a slightly increased risk of coronary heart disease

Coronary Heart Disease Risk Up for Women Working Night Shifts

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But researchers found that the effect waned after nurses stopped working odd hours
Influenza vaccination may be more effective when people receive it in the morning than in the afternoon

Influenza Vaccination Timing Appears to Affect Efficacy

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Vaccination seems to provide greater immune response in the morning than in the afternoon