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Patients who regularly use proton pump inhibitors may be at increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease

Proton Pump Inhibitors Tied to Chronic Kidney Disease

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Risk increased the longer people used the medications
Cardiorespiratory fitness predicts all-cause mortality

No Racial Difference in Prognostic Value of Cardiorespiratory Fitness

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Cardiorespiratory fitness is strong predictor of all-cause mortality in white and black patients
The 2016 Match was the largest ever recorded by the National Resident Matching Program

2016 Match Marks Record Highs for Registrants, Matching

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Total of 30,750 positions available; overall match rate 96.2%, with 96.3% of first-year positions filled
Metformin may reduce the risk of dying from some cancers for postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes

Metformin May Reduce Cancer Mortality Risk

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Older women with diabetes and cancer taking metformin saw an increase in survival
Early reductions in Medicare spending were seen for the first full year of Medicare Shared Savings Program contracts for 2012 Accountable Care Organization entrants

Decrease in Medicare Spending for 2012 ACO Entrants

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First full year of Medicare Shared Savings Program contracts linked to early drop in Medicare spending
For men with prostate cancer

Surveillance Seems Safe for Some Intermediate Risk Prostate CA

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Seems safe for men at low risk and for select patients at intermediate risk, including those with Gleason 6
Two years into the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative

Progress Made in Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative

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Practices have not yet shown savings in expenditures; limited improvement in quality of care
Spinal fusion surgery is too often used to treat lower back pain caused by stenosis when decompression would suffice

Fusion Not Always Necessary for Back Pain From Stenosis

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Still, spinal fusion provided better results in study of only patients with spondylolisthesis
Staff at many outpatient health care facilities in New Mexico failed to follow recommendations for hand hygiene more than one-third of the time

Health Care Workers Skip Hand Washing One-Third of the Time

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Outpatient facility staff also found to be lacking at safe injection practices
Older patients with soft-tissue sarcomas may benefit more from radiation therapy after surgery than younger patients do

Older Age May Boost Radiation Benefits in Soft-Tissue Sarcoma

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Biggest benefit was seen post-surgery in people over 65, research suggests