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Insured patients with multiple myeloma frequently report financial toxicity and use of coping mechanisms

Financial Toxicity Rife Among Patients With Multiple Myeloma

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Insured patients frequently report using savings or borrowing money to pay for treatment
Women exposed to high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in early pregnancy have a higher risk of developing gestational diabetes

PCB Exposure Linked to Higher Risk of Gestational Diabetes

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But exposure to DDE and HCB during early pregnancy wasn't associated with GDM risk
In overweight and obese patients with type 2 diabetes

Addition of Orlistat Benefits Obese Patients With T2DM

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Greater weight loss and improved glycemic control compared with lifestyle changes alone
An expert panel has developed the Michigan Appropriateness Guide for Intravenous Catheters (MAGIC)

Panel Develops Criteria for Appropriate Use of PICCs

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RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method used to rate scenarios related to PICC use
Primary care providers have mixed feelings about recent changes in health care

PCPs Report Mixed Feelings About Recent Health Care Changes

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Primary care providers mostly positive about impact of health information technology, divided on ACOs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ordered the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. to stop selling four new cigarette brands because submissions for these products did not meet requirements set forth in the Federal Food

FDA Orders Tobacco Company to Stop Sales of New Cigarettes

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Says products didn't meet requirement that they be substantially the same as existing cigarettes
In academic medicine

Women Less Likely to Be Full Professors Than Men

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And male grant applicants report significantly higher startup support compared with females
Many patients receive surgical and medical oncology care from different hospitals

Oncology Care Often Received at Multiple Hospitals

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More than a third of colon cancer patients in study get care from different facilities
Patients who are frequently admitted to U.S. academic medical centers are significantly more likely than other patients to have multiple complex chronic conditions

Complex Chronic Diseases Appear to Drive Frequent Admissions

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1.6 percent of patients make up 8 percent of admissions, comprise 7 percent of direct costs
Costs of sustaining patient-centered medical homes have been detailed in new research published in the September/October issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.

Substantial Costs to Sustain Patient-Centered Medical Homes

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Study looks at personnel costs for staffing needed to deliver PCMH functions in two states