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Patient Education Ups Willingness to Consider Clinical Trials
PRE-ACT increases knowledge, reduces attitudinal barriers; linked to greater patient satisfaction
PSA Screening May Be Harmful for Patients With ESRD
Screening not linked to improved patient survival after transplant; may delay time to listing, transplant
Empirical Treatment More Cost-Effective for Onychomycosis
For onychomycosis, empirical tx with terbinafine more cost-effective than confirmatory testing
Mental Disorders Up Risk of Chronic Physical Conditions
Associations mainly significant for 16 mental disorders, subsequent onset of 10 physical conditions
Increase in Child Asthma Has Ceased Overall, but Not for Poor
Increase in prevalence from 2001 to 2009, which plateaued then decreased in 2013
Increase in Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support in PCI
2004 to 2012 saw increase in percutaneous ventricular assist devices, intraaortic balloon pump
ACOG: New Recommendations for Cervical Cancer Screening
Recommendations provide guidance on frequency of screening, appropriate screening methods
Daily INR Measurement Best for Hospitalized Patients on Warfarin
Increased odds of warfarin-associated adverse events in patients for whom INR not measured daily
CDC: Number of U.S. Births Up to 3.9 Million in 2014
Decrease in rate of teenage pregnancies, and in birth rates for women in early 20s
Daylight Photodynamic Therapy Effective, Safe for Acne
PDT with 1.5 percent 3-butenyl 5-aminolevulinate gel reduces inflammatory, non-inflammatory lesions
