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American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Sept. 8-11

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The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research was...
Certain aspects of empathy improve during medical student training

Some Aspects of Empathy Improve During Medical Training

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Decrease in empathy as assessed by JSPE, but overall cognitive empathy improved on the QCAE
Humanitarian surgical care has been provided to local national civilians during the Afghanistan conflict

Study Details Humanitarian Surgical Care in Afghanistan

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A total of 5,768 local national civilians had surgery; 49.3 percent classified as non-war-related conditions
The top 10 percent of privately insured U.S. adults without cancer using opioids account for most opioid use

Most Opioid Use Concentrated in Top 10 Percent of Users

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Top 10 percent of users accounted for 76 percent of the total annual morphine equivalents
Does being a physician carry a moral obligation to respond to calls for medical assistance on airplanes? That is the topic of an article published in the Sept. 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Are Physicians Obligated to Help on Planes?

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One administrative physician explains his sense of obligation to help
Rupture of the distal biceps tendon in a patient with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction should raise suspicion for wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis

Distal Bicep Tendon Rip Tied to Transthyretin Amyloidosis

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Findings in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
The population-based rate of off-road-vehicle-related injuries was reduced following a 2010 Massachusetts law restricting their use by children aged younger than 14 years and regulating their use by children up to age 18 years

Age Legislation Cuts Off-Road-Vehicle-Related Injury Rate

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Following implementation of legislation, reduction in rate of ER, inpatient discharges for <18-year-olds
Romosozumab treatment followed by alendronate is linked to reduced risk of fractures versus alendronate alone for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

ASBMR: Romosozumab Reduces Fracture Rate in Osteoporosis

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Reduced risk of new vertebral fractures, nonvertebral fractures for romosozumab and alendronate
Alendronate treatment reduces the risk of hip fracture in elderly patients with a prior fracture

Alendronate Effective, Safe in ‘Oldest Old’ With Prior Fracture

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Alendronate treatment reduced risk of hip fracture with sustained safety
Physicians should be aware of societal codes of conduct that affect family beliefs and behaviors regarding information disclosure to pediatric patients

Docs Should Be Aware of Family Beliefs Regarding Nondisclosure

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Evidence from Middle East literature suggests variability in practices, preferences of truth telling