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The outcome of a recent case regarding the termination of physicians by an insurance company following a dispute over the necessity of medical services provided has serious implications for physicians and their patients

AMA: Ruling Makes It Easier for Insurers to Terminate Doctors

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Court supported insurance company in termination of doctors after dispute over necessity of services
Older women with osteoporosis may benefit from a few years on growth hormone

Growth Hormone May Benefit Bone Health in Older Women

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But researcher says high cost, need to get shots in clinics make it an unlikely osteoporosis treatment
Patients with psoriasis are at higher risk of developing arrhythmia

Psoriasis Patients at Higher Risk for Arrhythmia

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Findings in patients with mild, severe disease and with/without psoriatic arthritis
An experimental blood test may one day detect the return of early-stage breast cancer months before it is revealed by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging

Blood Test Predicts Relapse in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

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Circulating tumor DNA analysis spots stray cells months before scans detect recurrence
The risk of death

Sleep Deprived Surgeons Appear to Be Self-Regulating Well

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Review indicates that doctors who operate the night before another surgery do well
Smoking cessation may be associated with resurgence of anorexic symptoms in patients with a history of anorexia nervosa

Anorexia Resurgence Can Occur After Smoking Cessation

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Case report describes two patients who started to display food restriction following weight gain
A majority of women who receive false positives on mammography experience distress and anxiety

Most Women Feel Distress With False-Positive Mammogram

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Majority had issues such as anxiety, sleeplessness, often persisting long after being declared cancer-free
Too few members of certain minority groups are pursuing careers in U.S. medicine

Too Few Blacks, Hispanics Pursuing Careers As Physicians

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Shortage of minority physicians may affect U.S. patient care, experts say
Women tend to manage their femininity so as to be considered adherent to the unspoken code of the non-gendered worker

Women in Academic Medicine ‘Manage Femininity’ to Succeed

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Strategies for this include appearing easy-going or downplaying differences based on gender
Acupuncture appears to be more efficacious than oral medication for treating hot flashes in breast cancer survivors

Acupuncture Beats Pills for Hot Flashes in Breast CA Survivors

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Even 'sham' acupuncture beat one frequently used medication