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A composite implant

Composite Subretinal Implants May Lessen Vision Loss From AMD

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Improved vision with implant seen in some with non-neovascular age-related macular degeneration
The Affordable Care Act's Marketplaces covered a disproportionate share of non-elderly adults with high health care risks in the 2014 to 2015 time period

ACA Marketplaces Expand Coverage for Chronically Ill

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Enrollees have more chronic conditions, health care use versus other privately insured individuals
Online physician reviews do not reflect patient satisfaction surveys

Online Doc Reviews Don’t Reflect Patient Satisfaction Surveys

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No difference in Press Ganey PSS for physicians with versus those without negative online reviews
There is considerable variation in the quality of free-text patient directions in electronic prescriptions

Variations Identified in Free-Text Directions in E-Prescriptions

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However, more than half of all prescriber's patient directions could be categorized into 25 concepts

March 2018 Briefing – Ophthalmology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Ophthalmology for March 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
For children with retinitis pigmentosa

Vitamin A Appears Helpful in Pediatric Retinitis Pigmentosa

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Supplementation associated with slower loss of cone electroretinogram amplitude
A Zika vaccine could substantially prevent future outbreaks through a combination of direct protection and indirect transmission reduction

Zika Vaccine Could Essentially Eliminate Prenatal Infection

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Model shows vaccine is effective through a combo of direct protection, indirect transmission reduction
There is a higher risk for early age-related macular degeneration in individuals with high plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels

Early Age-Related Macular Degeneration Linked to High HDL

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Incidence of early AMD 79.9 per 1,000 person-years in France
A previously unrecognized interstitium has been identified in human tissues

Novel Interstitium Has Been Identified in Human Tissues

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Structure demonstrated to be part of the submucosa, supported by network of thick collagen bundles
Electronic health record usability may contribute to possible patient harm events

EHR Usability Contributes to Possible Patient Harm Events

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Usability challenges mainly occur during order placement and medication administration