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The 2019 healthiest community in America is Douglas County

Douglas County, Colorado, Ranked as Healthiest Community

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Seven of top 20 communities were in Colorado; nearly all adults in these counties exercise
The 2019 Main Residency Match was the largest in history

2019 Residency Match Day Was Largest in History

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Internal medicine programs offered a record 8,116 categorical, 396 primary care positions
Communication

Practices for Reducing COPD Hospital Readmissions Explored

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Communication emphasized as well as consideration of readmission as proxy for other health factors
Patients with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for developing obstructive sleep apnea

Patients With Diabetes at Increased Risk for Sleep Apnea

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In addition to known predictors of apnea, diabetes-related foot disease, insulin treatment up risk
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Overall, Physicians Are Happy and Enjoy Their Lives

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Relationships found to be key to happiness; having friends at work impacts physician happiness
A pregnancy-adapted algorithm can safely avoid diagnostic imaging in a proportion of pregnant women with suspected pulmonary embolism

Pregnancy-Adapted Algorithm Avoids Diagnostic Imaging for PE

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Suspected pulmonary embolism safely ruled out in some pregnant women with diagnostic algorithm
A newly developed checklist can rapidly identify anthrax cases after a suspected mass exposure

Novel Checklist Can Distinguish Anthrax Exposure From Other Illnesses

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Checklist could minimize need for diagnostic testing after known or suspected population exposure
Analgesics taken during pregnancy

Analgesics in Pregnancy Do Not Seem to Cause Offspring Asthma

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Sibling comparison analysis suggested association confounded by specific maternal factors
Tecentriq (atezolizumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

FDA OKs Tecentriq for Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Drug now approved as first-line treatment to be used in combination with carboplatin and etoposide
Oral forms of medications contain an average of 8.8 inactive ingredients

Average of 8.8 Inactive Ingredients Found in Oral Medications

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Overall, 92.8 percent of oral solid medications contain at least one potential allergen