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Physicians facing death are less likely to demand aggressive care

Physicians Choose Less Aggressive Care at End of Life

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Doctors less likely to die in a hospital, have surgery, and to be admitted to the ICU
Patient satisfaction scores are influenced by the design and implementation of patient surveys

Design of Physician Satisfaction Surveys Affects Results

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Author makes recommendations for improving the accuracy and utility of scores
Greater transparency is being promoted in clinical research

Greater Transparency Being Promoted in Research

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Move toward greater transparency has extended beyond medication products to other interventions
U.S. patients whose health insurance plans have high deductibles undergo fewer diagnostic imaging tests

Diagnostic Imaging Down With High Deductible Health Plans

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Patients may not be equipped to discern which tests are medically necessary
A physician's body language may reveal racial bias against seriously ill black patients

Nonverbal Cues May Reveal a Physician’s Racial Bias

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Doctors need to be aware of any unintentional biases they may be communicating
A growing number of teens

Incidence of Nephrolithiasis Rising in Teens, Blacks

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Researchers also report growing number of cases among women and children
A new online tool may help predict whether patients with chronic kidney disease will develop kidney failure in the next two to five years. The report was published in the Jan. 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Online Tool Helps Predict Odds of Kidney Failure in CKD Patients

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New risk calculator estimates who will need dialysis in two to five years
Even a slight decline in kidney function can potentially lead to heart damage

Even Small Decline in Kidney Function Tied to CVD Risk

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Associated with an increase in the mass of the left ventricle

ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, Jan. 7-9

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The ASCO 2016 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium The annual Genitourinary Cancers Symposium of the American Society of Clinical Oncology was held from Jan. 7...
Patients on hemodialysis often have drug orders that are not adherent to renal dosing recommendations

Dosing Errors Occur Frequently in Patients With Renal Failure

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Primary factor for nonadherence to renal dosing is characteristics of medical institution