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For patients with hemodynamically stable pulmonary embolism

Lower Rate of Adverse Events With Outpatient Treatment of PE

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Lower rate of adverse events for outpatients versus inpatients with hemodynamically stable PE
One-quarter of U.S. teen electronic cigarette users have experimented with "dripping" -- a new vaping method that produces thicker clouds of vapor

‘Dripping’ Becoming Popular With Teen E-Cigarette Users

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This method creates denser clouds of vapor, with unknown effects on health, researchers say
A set of screening tests designed to detect four rare metabolic disorders in newborns has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Approves Newborn Screening Tests for Metabolic Disorders

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Screens used to detect Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 1, Pompe, Gaucher, and Fabry
U.S. patients with atrial fibrillation are being hospitalized more often than before

Hospitalizations for Atrial Fibrillation on the Rise

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But patients with the condition also more likely to survive, researchers say
New research

Health Care Access Not Easy for Undocumented Immigrants

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Two U.S. studies find them unable to get adequate dialysis and end-of-life care
For patients in a progressive care unit

Clinical Massage, Guided Imagery Reduce Pain, Anxiety

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Findings show beneficial effects for two interventions among patients in progressive care unit
For children with medical complexity undergoing spinal fusion

Comorbidities Up Resource Use in Pediatric Spinal Fusion

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For children undergoing spinal fusion, respiratory insufficiency, bladder dysfunction up LOS, cost
For patients with autoimmune diseases

Zoster Ups Stroke Risk in Patients With Autoimmune Disease

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For patients with autoimmune disease, herpes zoster tied to increased stroke risk in first 90 days
More than 20 percent of patients undergoing telemetry have noncardiac indications

One in Five Undergoing Telemetry for Noncardiac Indications

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Top three cardiac indications include angina/acute coronary syndrome, arrhythmias, heart failure
Most current and former smokers in the United States don't get screened for lung cancer even though they're at increased risk for the disease

Lung Cancer Screening Rates Low Among Current, Former Smokers

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Such testing could cut mortality rate by 20 percent, American Cancer Society says