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Good communication is key to managing conflict with patients

Guidance Offered for Managing Conflict With Patients

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Good communication is crucial for managing encounters when denying a patient request
Antibiotics appear to be overused in many neonatal intensive care units

Wide Variation in NICU Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns

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Big variation seen in prescribing rates, despite little difference in infection rates
Medical students in personal distress may be more likely to have suboptimal attitudes about self-prescribing and personal responsibility for reporting impaired colleagues

Suboptimal Prescribing Attitudes Could Signal Personal Distress

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Med students experiencing depression, alcohol abuse less likely to report impaired colleagues
Researchers have characterized a La Crosse virus isolate from the brain of a child who died of encephalitis-associated complications in eastern Tennessee in 2012.

CDC Details Mosquito-Borne Virus-Linked Death in Tennessee

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Researchers identify lethal strain of La Crosse virus in Tennessee patient
Looking up students on Facebook and other social networking sites is associated with ethical concerns

Ethical Implications for Looking Up Applicants on Facebook

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Misinterpretation of content, implicit bias could undermine fair appraisal for applicants
Medicare spending is down in year one of the Pioneer accountable care organization program

Medicare Spending Down in Year One of Pioneer ACO

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Total adjusted per-beneficiary spending down in ACO group versus control group
With respect to seropositivity

Aerosolized Measles Vaccine Inferior to Subcutaneous Vaccine

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Lower rate of seropositivity for children receiving aerosolized versus subcutaneous vaccine
Naturally occurring cross-protective T-cell immunity may protect against disease in polymerase chain reaction-confirmed influenza

Cross-Protective T Cells Could Explain Asymptomatic Influenza

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Naturally occurring cross protective T cells provide protection in PCR-confirmed influenza
Anti-inflammatories may help prevent many neuropathologic effects of Lyme neuroborreliosis

More Evidence Implicates Inflammation in Lyme Neuro Dz

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Study in rhesus macaques indicates causal role for inflammation in Lyme neuroborreliosis
Most U.S. adults would prefer to be asked for permission to participate in studies assessing usual medical practices

Survey Looks at Patient Attitudes Regarding Informed Consent

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Most respondents want to be asked for permission to participate in studies assessing medical practice