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Feedback from a high-profile messenger can reduce antibiotic prescribing on a national scale

Feedback From High-Profile Messenger Can Cut Antibiotic Rx

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Reduction in antibiotic prescribing after receiving letter from England's Chief Medical Officer
Endoscopic management is feasible for sinonasal schwannomas

Endoscopic Management Viable for Sinonasal Schwannomas

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After mean follow-up of 90.1 months, 10 of 11 patients had no evidence of disease
Most medical schools need to post

Many Med Schools Appear Unwelcoming Regarding Disability

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Only one-third of medical schools have technical standards supporting accommodating disabilities
Vitamin E supplementation can reduce cisplatin-induced ototoxicity

Vitamin E Neuroprotective Against Cisplatin Ototoxicity

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Placebo group had significant hearing loss at one month at both 2,000 HZ and 8,000 HZ
For patients with human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Most HPV+ OPSCC Recurrence, Toxicity Events Occur Early

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Two-thirds of disease recurrence and late toxicity events occur within six months
The percentage of uninsured persons is decreasing in the United States

CDC: Number of Uninsured Persons in U.S. Down Since 2013

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Increase in percentage of adults, children with private health insurance coverage from 2013 to 2015
Pennsylvania physicians have called for state- and national-level medical associations to take an active role in addressing the issue of increasing generic drug prices

Physicians Concerned By Increasing Cost of Generics

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Pennsylvania docs call for state- and national-level medical associations to address issue
Use of certain behavioral interventions can reduce the rates of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing during ambulatory visits for acute respiratory tract infections

Behavioral Interventions Can Cut Inappropriate Antibiotic Use

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Significant reductions in rate of inappropriate Rx with accountable justification, peer comparison
Medical liability reforms are likely to be advanced and challenged in 2016

AMA Highlights Issues Relating to Medical Liability Reform

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New ideas likely to be implemented in 2016 to address existing, developing issues in medical liability
Stimulation of the vagus nerve as part of intraoperative neuromonitoring during thyroid surgery can result in severe cardiac complications

Vagal Nerve Stimulation Can Lead to Cardiac Complications

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In two cases, patients became asystolic after dissection, stimulation of vagus nerve in thyroid sx