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A case before a state supreme court could potentially expose physicians to large fines based on a legal technicality relating to what they should have known

Case Before Supreme Court May Expose Doctors to Large Fines

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Case surrounds whether liability under IFPA can be based on what a practice should have known
Declines in cognition could have a greater impact on the ability of Parkinson's disease patients to converse than physical impairment

Cognitive Impairment Affects Speech of Parkinson’s Patients

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Those with cognitive difficulties struggle to follow conversations or recall words
Bevacizumab (Avastin) used to treat retinopathy of prematurity may be linked to serious disabilities such as cerebral palsy and hearing loss

Bevacizumab Use in Preemies Associated With Disabilities

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Infants given the drug for retinopathy of prematurity more likely to have neurological complications
During the first two months of this year

CDC: 116 Travel-Associated Zika Cases in U.S. So Far This Year

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Nearly all had a probable link to travel to a Zika-endemic area outside the United States, agency says
Spending on prescription medications for insured Americans increased about 5 percent in 2015

Spending on Prescription Meds Up About 5 Percent in 2015

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Increase due to increased medication use and higher prices; increase about half that of 2014
Some major U.S. cities

Predictions Made for Zika Arrival in U.S. Cities This Summer

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Weather and travel patterns could expose people as far north as New York City
Distal symmetric polyneuropathy prevalence increases with an increasing number of components of metabolic syndrome

Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy Linked to MetS Components

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Only diabetes and baseline hemoglobin A1c are significantly associated with DSP
Disruptive patients may get worse care from physicians

Disruptive Patients Distract Docs, May Receive Compromised Care

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In fictional scenarios, doctors were distracted by bad behaviors during diagnosis, made more errors
Fewer than half of atrial fibrillation patients at highest risk for stroke are prescribed recommended anticoagulation

Many A-Fib Patients Missing Out on Recommended Anticoagulation

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Less than half at highest risk take recommended anticoagulants
Familial hypercholesterolemia affects about one in every 250 American men and women and significantly increases their risk for an early heart attack

Familial Hypercholesterolemia More Common Than Thought

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Researchers find roughly 834,500 Americans have inherited condition