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The American Diabetes Association, June 22-26

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The American Diabetes Association's 78th Scientific Sessions The annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) was held from June 22 to...
Providers can take practical steps to improve practice efficiency and increase insurance reimbursement

Practice Management Can Improve Efficiency

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Suggestions include doing a financial analysis, using scribes, renegotiating insurance contracts
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for osteoporosis to prevent fractures for women aged ≥65 years and for postmenopausal women aged <65 years at increased risk of osteoporosis. These findings form the basis of a final recommendation statement published online June 26 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

USPSTF Favors Osteoporosis Screening to Prevent Fracture

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Screening with bone measurement recommended for women aged ≥65, younger women at risk
Health care communication technology is a determinant of patient satisfaction in younger patients

Health Care Technology Impacts Younger Patient Satisfaction

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Younger health care consumers are dissatisfied with technology capability of health care organizations
All expectant families should have a pediatric prenatal visit

Prenatal Pediatric Visit Recommended for Expectant Families

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Visit provides unique opportunity to address relationship between family and pediatric practice
In honor of National HIV Testing Day

National HIV Testing Day Is on June 27

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Annual occasion is a good time for health care providers to encourage testing
Considerable numbers of men who have sex with men and persons who inject drugs who are unaware of their HIV infection report missed opportunities for diagnosis

Missed Opportunities for HIV Diagnosis Among Those at Risk

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Men who have sex with men and persons who inject drugs report missed testing opportunities
Flight attendants have higher rates of specific cancers compared with the general population

Higher Rates of Cancers Observed Among Flight Attendants

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Especially breast cancer, melanoma, and non-melanoma skin cancer among female flight attendants
There is no significant difference in the rates of abortion-related morbidities and adverse events following induced abortions

Abortion Complication Rates Similar Between Facility Type

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Findings based on comparison between ambulatory surgical centers, office-based settings
Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among hospitalized patients with cancer are associated with a greater psychological and physical symptom burden as well as a decreased risk of hospital readmissions

In Cancer Patients, PTSD May Increase Symptom Burden

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Post-traumatic stress symptoms also linked to lower risk of readmission in hospitalized CA patients