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A more careful selection of patients could help improve the success rate of bronchoscopic lung-volume reduction with the use of one-way endobronchial valves in patients with emphysema

Interlobar Collateral Ventilation Impacts EB Valve Outcomes

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Researchers find more success in emphysema tx when stricter criteria used in patient selection
Women with early-stage breast cancer may survive longer if they opt for lumpectomy followed by radiation

SABCS: In Early Breast CA, Breast-Conserving Tx Beats Mastectomy

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Study suggests 21 percent greater odds of survival after 10 years
The sooner early-stage breast cancer patients have surgery following their diagnosis

Timing May Be Key to Success for Early Breast CA Treatment

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Scheduling the operation as soon as possible after diagnosis seems to raise odds for survival
Guidelines have been formulated for arterial conduits for coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Guidelines Formulated for Arterial Conduits in CABG

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Use of arterial grafts should be part of the heart team discussion for determining optimal surgical approach
For patients with lentigo maligna

Staged Surgical Excision Superior for Treatment of Lentigo Maligna

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During mean follow-up of 60 months, recurrence seen in four patients out of cohort of 100
More than one in four doctors-in-training may be depressed

Depression Not Uncommon Among Resident Physicians

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Grueling medical training may help explain finding
Despite an increase in the number of U.S. medical school graduates

Percentage of Graduates Entering GME Stable Over Past Decade

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Despite increase in number of U.S. medical school graduates, no change in GME placement
Dozens of gynecologists

Doctors Rally in Support of Morcellator Use Curbed by FDA

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Agency overstated odds of power morcellator spreading cancer, review group says
The expansion of insurance coverage and increases in retail prescription drug spending contributed to an increase in total national health care expenditures in 2014

U.S. Health Care Spending Increased in 2014

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Increase in 2014 followed five consecutive years of historically low health care spending
The combination of effective transmission of knowledge

Med Ed Can Be Improved for High-Value, Cost-Conscious Care

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Review shows knowledge transmission, reflective practice, supportive environment aid learning