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Physician burnout

Physician Burnout Tied to Higher Risk of Medical Errors

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Physicians reporting errors were more likely to also report burnout, fatigue, recent suicidal ideation
There is considerable variability in the proportion of visits at which antibiotics are prescribed among traditional medical and retail clinic settings

Inappropriate Prescribing of Abx High in Urgent Care Centers

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Patterns of antibiotic prescribing vary substantially by care setting
Two-thirds of parents report that their child has had a headache not related to a fall or head injury

Two-Thirds of Parents Report Their Child Has Had Headache

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Only 44% of parents would definitely go to ER if their child had headache that didn't improve with meds
Adoption of electronic health records is associated with a reduction in mortality rates in U.S. hospitals

Adoption of EHR Linked to Reduction in Mortality Rates

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0.21-percentage-point reduction in mortality rate per year per function for each new function adopted
There have been 12 reported cases of people in the United States becoming sick after eating fresh crab meat from Venezuela

FDA: Illnesses Tied to Fresh Crab Meat Imported From Venezuela

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Illnesses appear to be caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria
Health officials say they found Escherichia coli in water at a ziplining facility in Tennessee that has been linked to an outbreak affecting at least 500 people.

E. Coli Found in Water at Tennessee Ziplining Facility

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One visitor to the CLIMB Works Zipline Canopy Tour in Gatlinburg tested positive for norovirus and E. coli
One hundred people across 33 states have now fallen ill with Salmonella after eating Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal

100 Now Sickened by Salmonella-Tainted Honey Smacks Cereal

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Thirty people have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported
Reducing public insurance (Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program) income eligibility limits would result in large numbers of newly ineligible pediatric hospitalizations

Cutting Insurance Eligibility Ups Peds Hospitalization Cost Burden

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Reducing public insurance eligibility limits would raise numbers of ineligible pediatric hospitalizations
Overlooking women in medicine can have far-reaching consequences

Gender Bias in Medicine Has Far-Reaching Consequences

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Exclusion of women from upper echelons of medicine may have real implications for patient care
Neither glargine followed by metformin nor metformin alone halts the progressive deterioration of β-cell function in youth with impaired glucose tolerance or recently-diagnosed type 2 diabetes

Two Regimens Fail to Stop Declines in β-Cell Function

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Metformin alone or after insulin no help in youth with new diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance