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Accountable Care Organizations Can Cut Low-Value Service Use
Greater reductions with higher than markets' mean baseline levels of low-value service use
Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Almost Absent in FUT2 Nonsecretors
U.S. children with genetic polymorphism affecting secretor status seem to be protected from rotavirus
Atrial Fibrillation Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia
Association strongest for younger participants and for those with longest duration of AF
Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio Prognostic in Melanoma
NLR before initiating ipilimumab is independent prognostic indicator of poor survival
Medicaid, Non-Home Discharge Tied to Longer Hospital Stays
Prolonged length of stay also more likely with MRSA, ICU stay, surgery
Cholecalciferol May Help Reduce BMD Loss After Bariatric Surgery
Less pronounced decline in lumbar spine, total hip, and total body areal bone mineral density
Proper Diagnosis Is Key in Managing Chronic Migraine
Patients with chronic headache often overuse acute medications
Dextromethorphan + Sitagliptin Promising in Type 2 Diabetes
Combination of dextromethorphan 60 mg and sitagliptin 100 mg showed strongest effect in OGTT
Hemorrhage Post Adenotonsillectomy Less Common With OSA
Although children with obstructive sleep apnea appear to have more respiratory complications
Novel Prediagnostic Biomarker ID’d for Non-Small-Cell Lung CA
Diacetylspermine identified as serum biomarker; has additive performance with pro-surfactant protein B
