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In light of the changing legal status of marijuana

Pediatric Physicians Should Revisit Approaches to Marijuana

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Amid changing laws, physicians should counsel patients on short-, long-term neurocognitive effects
Serum albumin

Adding Albumin to Risk Score Improves Mortality Prediction

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In patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement, low albumin tied to higher mortality
The 2016 Physician Quality Reporting System and the 2016 annual Quality and Resource Use reports have been released for individuals and group practices

2016 Physician Quality Reporting System Reports Available

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Physicians should review reports to know whether they are subject to 2018 PQRS payment adjustment
Communication-and-resolution program experiences are positive overall for a small majority of patients and families

Injured Patients Want More Info on Safety Improvement Efforts

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Eighteen of 30 patients and family members reported the CRP experience to be positive overall
The Remede sleep system

Remede System Approved for Central Sleep Apnea

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Implantable device approved to treat moderate to severe central sleep apnea
Nocebo hyperalgesia is stronger when an inert treatment is labeled as being an expensive medication rather than a cheap one

Stronger Nocebo Effect When Inert Rx Labeled As Expensive

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Neural interactions between cortex, brainstem, and spinal cord mediate this effect
Most cancer drugs that enter the market in Europe have no evidence of benefit for survival or quality of life

Most Cancer Drugs Approved in Europe Show No Survival Benefit

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Even in the postmarketing period, half of cancers have no evidence of significant survival gain
Engaging in abusive supervisory behavior may be associated with short-term beneficial effects

Short-Lived Benefits for Abusive Supervisory Behavior

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Positive indirect effect on work engagement via recovery level, which is short-lived
Physicians are delaying retirement

Reasons Physicians Are Delaying Retirement Vary

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Many older physicians feel that they are providing a useful service, desire part-time or occasional work
More than one in five patients report having experienced a medical error

21 Percent of Americans Report Experiencing a Medical Error

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Survey results show patients and families feel some responsibility for patient safety