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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
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
Initial certifiers have a broader intended scope of practice than the actual scope of practice reported by current practitioners

Newly Certified Doctors Intend to Provide Broader Scope of Practice

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Intended scope of practice is broader than actual scope of practice reported by current practitioners
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
Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is associated with increased total oxidative status and oxidative stress index values

Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis Linked to Oxidative Stress

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Significant link between DNA damage and the oxidative stress index, total oxidative status
Cardiometabolic outcomes and safety vary among different once-weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist treatments

Review Compares Outcomes, Safety for Once-Weekly GLP-1RAs

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Greater reduction of HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose, body weight for dulaglutide, exenatide, taspoglutide
For patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy

Skin Lesions for 29 Percent With Anti-TNF Treatment in IBD

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All but 11 percent of patients were managed successfully without needing to stop treatment