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Enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is down with just days left to sign up

Enrollment Under the Affordable Care Act Down From Last Year

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In most states, Saturday is the sign-up deadline for coverage beginning Jan. 1
A mail-based human papillomavirus self-testing program appears to be a promising approach to screening women in Appalachia

Mail-Based HPV Testing May Increase Access

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Findings based on a pilot of underscreened women in Appalachia
After extensive adjustment for confounders

Flu Vaccine Linked to Reduced Risk for Death in Heart Failure

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After adjustment for confounders, vaccine linked to lower all-cause, cardiovascular death
After implementation of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education diversity accreditation standards

U.S. Medical Schools See Increase in Diversity

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More female, black, and Hispanic matriculants seen after diversity accreditation standards implemented
Policies for paid childbearing or family leave for residents are lacking at top-ranking medical schools and may be exacerbated by lack of direction from specialty boards

Paid Childbearing Policies Lacking for Residents

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Policies optimizing competing goals and defining training competency needed
There has been a record number of cases of a rare paralyzing illness among children in the United States this year

Case Numbers of U.S. Children With Polio-Like Illness Hit Record High

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CDC says there have been 158 confirmed cases of acute flaccid myelitis in 36 states
Transplant patients with hearts from donors with hepatitis C virus infection and obese donors have similar survival rates as patients with other donor hearts

Survival Similar With Donor Hearts From Hepatitis C+ Donors

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Second study shows no significant difference in patients' survival based on donor BMI
From 2012 to 2016

2012 to 2016 Saw Increase in Syphilis Among Pregnant Women

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Overall, 49 percent of pregnant women with syphilis did not report any of 15 risk factors
Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospitals outperform non-VHA hospitals for 14 of 15 outcome measures in 121 regions

Veterans Health Administration Hospitals Outperform Non-VHAs

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When 121 regions were considered together, VHA care was better for 14 of 15 outcome measures
Stress related to use of health information technology is common and predictive of burnout among physicians

HIT-Related Stress Linked to Burnout Among Physicians

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Odds of burnout up with report of poor/marginal time for documentation, time spent on EHR at home