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For men with localized prostate cancer

Radical Prostatectomy Linked to Greater Drop in Sexual Function

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And, treatment strategies for localized prostate cancer linked to distinct pattern of adverse effects
Educational videos augmented by three-dimensional visualization software are useful for addressing radiotherapy patients' educational needs

Video Helps Patients Meet Radiotherapy Educational Needs

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Ninety-eight percent of patients reported that video was useful for meeting at least one educational need
Implementation of an electronic system for provision of specialty care was rapidly adopted in Los Angeles

Los Angeles eConsult Program Can Reduce Wait Times

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eConsult program rapidly adopted; used by more than 3,000 primary care providers by 2015
For women undergoing reconstructive prolapse surgery

No Benefit for Activity Restriction Post Prolapse Surgery

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Equal satisfaction for women instructed to liberally resume activities, restrict postoperative activities
Women seem to be underrepresented among academic grand rounds speakers

Women Underrepresented Among Grand Rounds Speakers

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Women presented a median of 28.3 percent of the total sessions
Support for the health law is increasing

Support for Health Law Up to 48 Percent in February

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Kaiser Family Foundation poll: two-thirds of Americans feel Medicaid should continue as is today
Medicare patients treated by higher-spending physicians are just as likely to be re-admitted or die within 30 days of being admitted to the hospital as patients treated by doctors who order fewer or less-expensive tests and treatments

Higher Spending by Physicians Not Tied to Better Outcomes

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No difference in patient outcomes when physicians order more -- or more pricey -- tests, treatments
Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors appear to reduce a man's risk of death or heart failure after a first myocardial infarction

ACC: Erectile Dysfunction Drugs May Benefit Men’s Hearts

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Men taking PDE5 inhibitors have reduced risk of death within three years of first MI
People living in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act are less likely to be uninsured or struggling with the strain of unpaid medical bills

ACA’s Medicaid Expansion May Pose Challenges to Timely Care

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Research shows benefit, but also more problems with patients getting appointments
For frail older women

Behavioral Treatment, Physical Activity Aids Urinary Incontinence

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Combining behavioral tx with physical activity may improve urinary incontinence in frail older women