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Palliative care consultation within two days of hospitalization is associated with lower hospital costs for patients with incurable cancer

Lower Hospital Costs Tied to Palliative Care Consult

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Greater cost savings for cancer patients with more comorbidities
A trio of papers published in the Jan. 7 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine reveal some of what has been learned about the Ebola virus.

Trio of Papers Reveal Lessons Learned From Ebola Epidemic

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Women showed greater survival; an anti-malaria combination Rx worked well
Exposure to oral contraception in early pregnancy does not appear to increase the risk of birth defects

Exposure to Oral Contraceptives Not Tied to Birth Defects

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Findings should reassure women and their doctors, researchers say
Since 1988

Trends in Insulin Use, Glycemic Control Explored

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Proportion of patients currently on any insulin stable from 1988-1994 to 1999-2012
Since peaking in 1991

U.S. Cancer Mortality Rates Down 23 Percent Since 1991

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That translates to an additional 1.7 million survivors
Among men with Gleason score 3+3=6 prostate cancer

African-American Men Produce Less Prostate-Specific Antigen

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Equal serum prostate-specific antigen and prostate-specific antigen mass despite larger prostates
Discharge before noon is associated with longer length of stay among adult medical and surgical patients

Discharge Before Noon Tied to Longer Length of Stay

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Correlation more pronounced in medical and surgical patients admitted emergently
For women with cardiovascular conditions

LARC Deemed Safe for Women With Cardiovascular Conditions

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Long-acting reversible contraception devices seem safe with few complications
Psychological therapies such as relaxation and hypnosis can offer long-term benefits for patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Positive Effects of Psychological Treatments Maintained in IBS

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Treatments might help ease gastrointestinal symptoms for at least six months
A sFlt-1:PlGF ratio of 38 or lower appears to help rule out preeclampsia in women in whom the syndrome is suspected clinically

Blood Test May Help Rule Out Preeclampsia in Short Term

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Could help predict whether preeclampsia would be diagnosed in the next week