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Depressive symptoms seem to be associated with coronary artery calcium in older men and women

Depressive Symptoms Linked to Coronary Artery Calcium

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Negative association with CAC severity in women; nonlinear U-shaped association for men
Opt-out testing could significantly increase the number of patients who agree to be tested for HIV

Opt-Out Testing in the ER May Boost HIV Testing Rates

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More people agree to screening when told they'll be checked unless they choose otherwise
Researchers say they're closer to developing a blood test that distinguishes between viral and bacterial respiratory infections. The findings are published in the Jan. 20 issue of Science Translational Medicine.

Blood Test May Help Guide Appropriateness of Antibiotic Rx

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Still in development, but doctors' office screening method could curb overprescribing
Women diagnosed with melanoma during or just after pregnancy are at greater risk from the cancer than other women

Pregnancy Ups Metastasis, Recurrence, Death in Melanoma

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Five-fold higher mortality for women diagnosed during pregnancy or within a year of giving birth
For a small number of women with a rare form of infertility

Mutations in TUBB8 Linked to Form of Female Infertility

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Screening could spare these women unnecessary treatment, researchers say
In 2014

Ob-Gyns Received Considerable Payment From Industry in 2014

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Obstetrics and gynecology ranked seventh in total number of payments made to single specialty
U.S. health officials issued guidelines Tuesday for health care providers whose pregnant patients may have traveled to countries -- especially Brazil -- where the mosquito-borne Zika virus has been linked to microcephaly.

CDC Issues Zika-Virus Guidance for Health Care Providers

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Ask about recent travel to high-risk areas and symptoms such as sudden fever
Atrial fibrillation is a stronger risk factor for stroke

A-Fib May Pose Bigger Threat to Women

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Review found atrial fibrillation linked to higher risk of stroke, cardiac events, death in women
The American College of Physicians and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued new guidelines for prescribing antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections in adults. The guidelines were published online Jan. 19 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

ACP, CDC Offer Antibiotic Rx Guidelines for ARTIs

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Physicians' group and CDC jointly advise that the meds not be prescribed for colds, bronchitis in adults
As insurers place increasing emphasis on evaluating physicians based on quality measures

Guidelines Provided for Correct Way to Dismiss Patients

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Practices should develop specific policy for provider-patient termination