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Among top-ranked U.S. hospitals

Many Hospitals Noncompliant With Record Request Regulations

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Researchers also find discordance in info provided to patients about medical records release processes
Assessing the frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption may be inadequate for identifying alcohol-related problems in women who have undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery

Alcohol Disorder Screening in Women Post-RYGB Inadequate

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Measuring alcohol intake alone ineffective for identifying alcohol-related problems after Roux-en-Y
Giving patients with post-traumatic stress disorder their preferred treatment improves adherence and symptoms

Giving Patients Treatment Choice Improves PTSD Outcomes

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Participants receiving preferred treatment more likely to be adherent, lose PTSD diagnosis
In an effort to cut high drug costs

Trump Administration Announces Plan to Cut Drug Prices

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HHS study shows Medicare pays 80 percent more than other countries for certain prescription drugs
The impact of alternative payment models on physician practices has been described in a study published by the RAND Corp. and the American Medical Association.

Pace of Change Has Accelerated in Alternative Payment Models

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Physicians also report increasing complexity of APMs, more financial risk aversion
For patients with acute respiratory failure or shock and hypoactive or hyperactive delirium in the intensive care unit

Neither Haloperidol, Ziprasidone Shortens Delirium in ICU

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No decrease in duration versus placebo for patients with hypoactive, hyperactive delirium in ICU
One in two women and one in three men will develop dementia

Half of Women to Develop Stroke, Dementia, or Parkinsonism

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Third of men to develop at least one of these; women more likely to experience both stroke and dementia
The prevalence of arthritis is higher among adults who experience severe and/or frequent childhood maltreatment

Arthritis in Adulthood Linked to Childhood Maltreatment

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Arthritis independently linked to severe/frequent physical abuse, exposure to intimate partner violence
Many supplements contain one or more stimulants that have been the subject of U.S. Food and Drug Administration-issued public notices

Most Supplements Contain Prohibited Stimulants

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75 percent of supplements purchased in 2017 contained one or more stimulants subject to FDA notices
Clinicians should screen women of reproductive age for intimate partner violence and refer women to ongoing support services if necessary

USPSTF Recommends Screening Women for Partner Violence

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Evidence insufficient to support screening for abuse among all elderly or vulnerable adults