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Young doctors often have unprofessional or offensive content on their Facebook profiles

Doctors Need to Be Mindful of What They Post on Social Media

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Investigators find many examples of unprofessional, 'potentially objectionable' behavior online
A series of short videos focusing on increasing influenza

AAFP: Educational Videos Created to Boost Adult Vaccine Uptake

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New videos focus on influenza, zoster, and pneumococcal vaccine uptake among adults
Asymptomatic carriers of toxigenic Clostridium difficile in hospitals increase infection risk in other patients

Asymptomatic C. difficile Ups Risk for Other Hospital Patients

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Amount of exposure to asymptomatic carriers increases risk of infection
A common human intestinal reovirus may trigger some cases of celiac disease

Intestinal Reovirus Infection May Be Cause of Celiac Disease

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Study suggests harmless viruses may set stage for immune system response to the grain protein gluten
Syphilis rates among men who have sex with men have increased significantly in the past two decades

CDC: Syphilis Rates Up Among U.S. Men Who Have Sex With Men

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Highest rates seen in the South and West
Implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act has made fundamental changes to the government's approach to physician payment

MACRA Changes Government Approach to Doctor Payment

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New approach pays providers based on quality, value, and results delivered, but questions remain
U.S. blood banks are confident they have the tools to protect America's blood supply from possible new Zika virus outbreaks during the upcoming mosquito season

U.S. Blood Banks Can Protect Blood Supply From Zika Virus

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Steps being taken to protect patients who need transfusions
An unbalanced population of bacteria on the skin may play a major role in acne

Acne May Be Triggered by Unbalanced Skin Microbiome

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Barcterial community, rather than just one species, may be key, new research suggests
Risk adjustment and reinsurance transfer programs seem to have been effective for increasing revenues at the expense of claims costs

Risk Adjustment, Reinsurance Transfer Offer Financial Benefit

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Revenues exceeded claims costs after implementation of these programs
Nearly half of American men and women under 60 have a genital human papillomavirus infection

CDC: Almost Half of U.S. Men, Women <60 Infected With HPV

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But vaccine should turn the tide against virus, researcher says