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For patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea

Level 3 Polysomnography Data Noninferior for OSA

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Change in Functional Outcome of Sleep Questionnaire at four months noninferior for level 3, 4 versus 1
Heart failure rates are increasing in the United States

Rates of Heart Failure Rising in the United States

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And cardiovascular disease remains the nation's leading cause of death
For overweight or obese adults

Review: Intentional Weight Loss Improves Daytime Sleepiness

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Large improvement in daytime sleepiness with surgical weight loss interventions
Anxiety and depression may increase the risk of death from certain cancers

Anxiety, Depression May Up Mortality Risk for Some Cancers

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Higher death rates seen for colorectal, esophageal, pancreatic, and prostate cancers, leukemia
Despite the dangers

28% of Adults, 9% of Teens Use Tobacco Products in U.S.

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About 40 percent of tobacco users report use of multiple products

Society of Critical Care Medicine, Jan. 21-25

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The Society of Critical Care Medicine's 46th Critical Care Congress The annual Society of Critical Medicine's Critical Care Congress was held from Jan....
Strategies can be employed to help physicians deal with the increasing burden of uncompensated tasks

Strategies Presented for Addressing Uncompensated Time

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Strategies include limiting tasks to those that require medical license, streamlining portal messages
A majority of primary care doctors oppose full repeal of the Affordable Care Act

Most PCPs Oppose Complete Repeal of the Affordable Care Act

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Though many would support changes, only 15 percent want law completely dismantled
Therapeutic hypothermia is not associated with significant benefit in survival with favorable functional outcome among comatose children who survive in-hospital cardiac arrest

SCCM: Hypothermia No Benefit After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest

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No significant benefit in survival with favorable functional outcome at one year for comatose children
Current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for obstructive sleep apnea in adults without any known signs or symptoms of the condition

USPSTF: Not Enough Evidence to Screen for OSA in Asymptomatic

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Not enough data to advise for or against such screening, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says