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State Medicaid expansion as part of the Affordable Care Act is not associated with length of stay or in-hospital mortality among general medicine patients

No Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Hospital LOS, Mortality

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Findings in general medicine patients discharged from U.S. academic medical centers
Doctors disagree on the best way to answer patient questions about electronic cigarettes

Patients Lacking Straight Answers on Safety of E-Cigarettes

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When patients ask about safety and using e-cigarettes to stop smoking, doctors' advice differs
A common genetic variation significantly increases the odds of asthma in children who've had a severe respiratory illness at a young age

Bronchiolitis Plus Gene Variant Raises Asthma Risk in Children

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Higher risk seen in those with PAI-1 gene variant and serious respiratory infection at a young age
Early exposure to diabetes mellitus or higher insulin resistance has an adverse effect on left ventricular remodeling and function

Diabetes, Insulin Resistance Adversely Affect LV Function

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Early diabetes group has less favorable LV mass, LV ejection fraction
Children aged 8 to 11 weeks have an increased rate of intussusception hospitalization after introduction of rotavirus vaccine

Intussusception Hospitalization Rate Up at Age 8 to 11 Weeks

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No consistent change among all children aged <12 months after introduction of rotavirus vaccine
The gap between heart disease and the second-leading cause of death

Cancer Replaces CVD As Leading Cause of Death in 22 States

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Cancer is also now the leading cause of death for a number of minority groups
Late-onset asthma may increase risk for incident cardiovascular disease events

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Up in Late-Onset Asthma Patients

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Doctors should be monitoring for high blood pressure, cholesterol closely in these patients
Frailty status may be able to predict outcome in older adults undergoing cardiac surgical procedures

Review: Frailty Status May Predict Outcome After Cardiac Surgery

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Frailty may predict mortality after major cardiac surgery, functional decline after minor surgery
For patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

A-Fib Tied to Adverse Outcomes in Patients Undergoing PCI

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Condition is linked to post-procedural bleeding, heart failure, cardiogenic shock, in-hospital mortality
Many cases of life-threatening sepsis could be recognized and treated long before they cause severe illness or death

CDC Urges Prevention, Early Recognition of Sepsis

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Know the signs of extreme response to infection; consider it a medical emergency