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There is minimal variation in readmission rates among primary care providers

Readmission Rates Vary Little Among Primary Care Doctors

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One of 4,230 PCPs had readmission rate that was significantly above the mean
Black patients are less likely to receive a buprenorphine prescription to treat opioid use disorder

Racial Disparity Seen in Prescriptions for Buprenorphine

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Office visits for drug to treat opioid use disorder most commonly self-pay or private insurance
For patients with moderate-to-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome receiving mechanical ventilation

Early Neuromuscular Blockade No Better in ARDS Patients on Vent

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Mortality similar for those receiving continuous infusion of cisatracurium, lighter sedation targets
Improvements in systems of care are necessary to implement advances in treatment and care of stroke patients

Guidance Issued for Systems of Care for Stroke Patients

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Recommendations support educational initiatives to increase awareness, need to seek emergency care
Sexual-minority cancer survivors have worse access to care and higher odds of poor quality of life

Access to Care Worse for Sexual-Minority Cancer Survivors

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Sexual-minority women with access deficits have increased odds of poor physical, mental quality of life
About 3 percent of sleep-related infant deaths occur in a sitting device

3 Percent of Infant Sleep-Related Deaths Occur in Sitting Devices

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Less than 10 percent of deaths occur in properly used car seats during travel
Current smokers are less likely to receive guideline-concordant screening studies for breast

Cancer Screening Less Likely Among Current Smokers

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Findings based on guideline-based screening for breast, prostate, colorectal cancer
Ingestion of a button battery can cause mucosal damage in pediatric patients

DDW: Ingested Button Battery Can Cause Gastric Injury

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Eighty-six percent of pediatric patients with BB ingestion had visual evidence of mucosal damage
Millennial parents are more likely to text while driving than older parents

Millennial Parents Found More Likely to Drive Distracted

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Parents born between 1981 and 1996 more likely to read text messages while driving with children in the car
Transgender women receiving hormone treatments are at greater risk for developing breast cancer than cisgender men

Hormone Therapy in Transgender Women Ups Breast Cancer Risk

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Transgender people on hormones, cisgender people should follow same breast cancer screening guidelines