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The American Red Cross says it has an urgent need for blood donations

American Red Cross Says Blood Donations Needed Urgently

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There's currently less than a five-day supply, group says
Converting a single weekly meeting to a walking meeting can help raise work-related physical activity levels of white-collar workers

‘Walking Meetings’ Feasible Strategy for Employee Wellness

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Walking meetings increase on-the-job activity levels for white-collar workers
For women with ductal carcinoma in situ

Radiotherapy Use for DCIS Tied to Subsequent Mastectomy Risk

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Women with DCIS in area with high RT use have higher odds of mastectomy at time of second event
Colorectal cancer patients who consume higher amounts of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

Intake of Marine ω-3 PUFAs Tied to Colorectal Cancer Survival

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High intake after CRC diagnosis associated with lower risk of CRC-specific mortality
Large tumor diameter

Failure to Achieve Negative Margin Ups Facial BCC Recurrence

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Other factors predicting recurrence of facial basal cell carcinoma include large tumor diameter, age
Surgeons who are less likely to discuss the preventability of an adverse event are more likely to be negatively affected by disclosure of these events

Disclosure of Adverse Events May Impact Surgeon Well-Being

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Those who report difficulty discussing experiences more likely to be negatively affected by disclosure
While overall U.S. medical spending growth slowed between 2004 and 2013

Health Expenditures Rising for Middle Class, Wealthy

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But, since 2004, simultaneous decline in expenditures for the nonelderly poor
In many cases of meniscal tear

Surgery Not Always Necessary for Meniscal Tears

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Researchers suggest exercise will work on its own
Medicare per capita spending was much higher for beneficiaries who died during 2014 than for those who survived the entire year

Medicare Spending Up for Decedents Versus Survivors

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Average per capita spending for Medicare beneficiaries who died 4-fold higher than survivors
Progress has been made toward developing lab-grown cartilage that could postpone or possibly eliminate the need for hip replacement surgery in younger arthritis patients

Progress for Lab-Grown Cartilage As Hip Replacement Option

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Implant made of patients' stem cells and synthetic 'scaffolding'