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Severely impaired left ventricular global longitudinal strain is associated with worse prognosis in predialysis and dialysis patients

Mortality Up With Impaired LV Global Longitudinal Strain in CKD

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Worse prognosis for patients with severely impaired left ventricular global longitudinal strain
Utilization of health services was largely unchanged from 1996-1997 to 2011-2012

Health Service Use Unchanged From 1996-1997 to 2011-2012

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Expenditures for various categories of medical services increased in almost every category assessed
Patients may be recording office visits

Patients Are Often Recording Doctor’s Visits

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Patients may be using tapes to remember important details about visits; often share with caregivers
The number of American adults without health insurance has increased by about two million so far this year

American Adults Without Health Insurance Rises by Two Million

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Losses in coverage concentrated among younger adults, people buying own health insurance policies
In a case report published online June 29 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Nephrotic Syndrome Reported With Everolimus, Voriconazole

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Case report of patient with relapsed Hodgkin's lymphoma treated with everolimus for five years
Suboptimal kidneys from older donors with health problems perform much better than expected

Doctors May Be Discarding Viable Donor Kidneys

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Study found suboptimal organs prolonged lives and were a much better option than dialysis
An estimated two of three people in the United States have not completed an advanced directive

No Advance Directives for Almost Two-Thirds of U.S. Population

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Among 795,909 people in 150 studies, 36.7 percent had completed an advance directive
In a technologically advanced society

AMA: Doctors Should Make Sure Their Online Info Is Accurate

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Speakers in educational session urge caution in online behavior
Market competition levels are associated with changes in the price of generic drugs

Market Competition Linked to Change in Generic Drug Prices

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Price change of −31.7 percent for quadropoly and 47.4 percent for monopoly

June 2017 Briefing – Nephrology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nephrology for June 2017. This roundup includes the latest...