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A simple blood test may one day diagnose concussions with more than 90 percent certainty

Novel Diagnostic Method for Concussion Shows Potential

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Small study suggests markers in the blood could assist diagnosis of head injury
Human resource capabilities are positively associated with quality of patient care

HR Capabilities Positively Linked to Quality of Patient Care

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Three human resource practices identified that can improve clinical work behaviors
A prenatal blood test may help identify infants at risk for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Blood Test May Help ID Risk of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

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Test can identify significant alterations in circulating microRNAs in maternal blood
There is a graded association between intensity of statin therapy and mortality for patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

High-Intensity Statins Tied to Better Survival in CVD Patients

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Significant survival advantage compared with moderate-intensity statins, even among older adults
High-frequency electrical stimulation of the spinal cord may relieve severe chronic back pain more effectively than conventional low-frequency stimulation

High-Frequency Spine Stimulation Offers Superior Pain Relief

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Helps block pain signals better than low-frequency treatments for chronic back and leg pain
Supported by the American Medical Association

AMA Highlights Role of Patient Shame in Opioid Disorders

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Webinar on patient shame forms part of Providers' Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies
There is no indication of postprocedural cognitive impairment for patients undergoing coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention

Coronary Angiography, PCI Don’t Impact Cognitive Function

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No significant link between results of Montreal Cognitive Assessment test, cerebral microemboli
For infants with very-low-birth weight

Donor Milk Doesn’t Improve Neurodevelopment Outcomes

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Among very-low-birth weight infants, outcomes no different for use of supplemental donor milk, formula
Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain may aid diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies versus Alzheimer's disease

MRI May Help ID Lewy Body Dementia Versus Alzheimer’s

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Patients with Lewy body dementia generally didn't lose volume in hippocampus
More than 30 percent of patients with hypertension are not adherent to antihypertensive drug therapy

Nonadherence in Nearly One-Third of Patients With HTN

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Differences in clinical outcome associated with nonadherence not statistically significant