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A vascular surgeon and primary care physician agree that an asymptomatic patient with cardiovascular risk and stenosis of 50 percent on screening carotid ultrasonography should not undergo carotid artery stenosis screening

Patient With CAS of 50 Percent Should Not Undergo Screening

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Vascular surgeon, primary care physician agree that patient should participate in trial
Regular leisure-time exercise of any intensity is associated with reduced incidence of future depression

Regular Leisure-Time Exercise May Cut Incidence of Depression

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Correlation was seen for future depression, but not anxiety, regardless of intensity of exercise
Epsom salt intake can lead to severe liver injury in predisposed patients

High Epsom Salt Intake Can Lead to Severe Liver Injury

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Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis might act as risk factor for development of Epsom salt-related liver injury
Over the short term there is not a significantly increased overall cancer risk among individuals with type 2 diabetes using sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors

Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors Not Cancer Risk Factor

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Overall cancer risk not increased compared with placebo, other active glucose-lowering treatments
An intervention targeting gaps in staff communication and coordination (complexity science-based staff training intervention) does not improve the impact of an evidence-based falls quality improvement program

Staff Training Intervention Doesn’t Impact Fall Prevention

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Complexity science-based staff training has no impact on falls program in nursing homes
Replacement of cigarettes with electronic cigarettes is projected to result in fewer premature deaths

Fewer Deaths Projected With Switch to Electronic Cigarettes

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Under pessimistic model, 1.6 million premature deaths prevented, 20.8 million fewer life-years lost
An electronic triage system based on machine learning can predict the likelihood of acute outcomes

Electronic Triage System Risk-Stratifies ER Patients

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E-triage better than Emergency Severity Index at identifying risk of critical care, emergency procedure
In Washington state

Legal Cannabis Use Common Among Cancer Patients

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Legalization increases likelihood of use; most want information about the drug from their doctors
Mandating health care providers to offer hepatitis C virus screening can increase screening rates and linkage to care among those with newly diagnosed infection

State Laws Can Promote Hepatitis C Virus Screening

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Mandating health care providers to offer screening increases screening rates, linkage to care
Liraglutide significantly increases weight loss in obese patients

Liraglutide Tied to Significant Weight Loss in Obese

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The drug slows gastric emptying of solids, which may be a biomarker of responsiveness