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Electronic-health-based management of oral anticoagulation therapy is associated with fewer adverse events

E-Health-Based Management of Oral Anticoagulation Tx Beneficial

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E-health-based coagulation service linked to lower frequency of adverse events
Patients with advanced head and neck cancer undergoing chemoradiotherapy and receiving metformin experience more side effects than patients not on metformin

More Side Effects With CRT Plus Metformin in Head, Neck Cancer

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Metformin group less likely to tolerate cisplatin, have grade ≥3 nausea/vomiting, hematologic toxicities
Many cervical cancer survivors experience fatigue

Cervical CA Survivors Often Have Long-Term Fatigue, Insomnia

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Symptoms could have a serious impact on patients' daily lifes
Among elderly veterans

Lower Incidence of Chronic Illness for Centenarians

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In veterans, rates of chronic illness lower for centenarians than those in their 80s, 90s
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently added three new online resources to assist physicians already participating in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System and those exploring the opportunities available.

CMS Releases Resources to Help With Payment System

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3 new resources help physicians participating in, considering Merit-based Incentive Payment System
Only one in five Americans support a repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Poll: Many Americans Concerned About ACA Repeal

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But, as has always been the case, support for the law depends on political affiliation
About half of U.S. doctors received payments from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries in 2015

Half of U.S. Doctors Receive Payments From Industry

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And, market share for brand-name drugs down at hospitals with sales restrictions
While the overall mortality rate among black Americans dropped 25 percent between 1999 and 2015

CDC: Mortality Rate for Black Americans Drops 25 Percent

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But CDC report also found they're still more likely to die at an earlier age than whites
Family income can take a big hit when a wife or husband cares for a spouse with cancer

Household Income Takes a Hit After Cancer Diagnosis in Spouse

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Household income drops as much as 9 percent, new research finds
Pictorial messages discouraging indoor tanning produce greater negative emotional reactions than text-only messages

Pictorial Messages Better for Discouraging Indoor Tanning

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Pictorial messages produce greater negative reactions; more effective than text-only messages