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Enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is down with just days left to sign up

Enrollment Under the Affordable Care Act Down From Last Year

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In most states, Saturday is the sign-up deadline for coverage beginning Jan. 1

CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dec. 4-8

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The 41st Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium The annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium was held from Dec. 4 to 8...
Policies for paid childbearing or family leave for residents are lacking at top-ranking medical schools and may be exacerbated by lack of direction from specialty boards

Paid Childbearing Policies Lacking for Residents

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Policies optimizing competing goals and defining training competency needed
Free flap breast reconstruction is a viable and safe procedure in elderly patients

Free Flap Breast Reconstruction Safe in Elderly Patients

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Older women want breast reconstruction at rates similar to those of nonelderly breast cancer patients
Prophylactic mesh implantation reduces the incidence of hernia formation among patients undergoing elective open abdominal surgery but increases early postoperative pain and leads to prolonged wound healing of surgical site infection

Prophylactic Mesh Implantation Reduces Hernia Formation

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Patients with prophylactic mesh had increased early postoperative pain, prolonged wound healing of SSI
After implementation of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education diversity accreditation standards

U.S. Medical Schools See Increase in Diversity

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More female, black, and Hispanic matriculants seen after diversity accreditation standards implemented
Transplant patients with hearts from donors with hepatitis C virus infection and obese donors have similar survival rates as patients with other donor hearts

Survival Similar With Donor Hearts From Hepatitis C+ Donors

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Second study shows no significant difference in patients' survival based on donor BMI
For older patients

Cemented Metal-on-Polyethylene Implants Best for Seniors

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For men, women aged older than 65 years, small-head cemented metal-on-polyethylene cost-effective
Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospitals outperform non-VHA hospitals for 14 of 15 outcome measures in 121 regions

Veterans Health Administration Hospitals Outperform Non-VHAs

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When 121 regions were considered together, VHA care was better for 14 of 15 outcome measures
Stress related to use of health information technology is common and predictive of burnout among physicians

HIT-Related Stress Linked to Burnout Among Physicians

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Odds of burnout up with report of poor/marginal time for documentation, time spent on EHR at home