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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
Pokémon Go players are twice as likely to walk 10

Playing Pokémon Go Can Help Patients Up Daily Step Counts

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Smartphone game benefits overweight, sedentary people most, researchers report
Americans with hypertension are getting more sodium in their diet than they did in 1999

ACC: Sodium Intake Rising Among Patients With HTN

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Average sodium intake more than double recommended daily limit for these patients
Cholesterol's impact on myocardial infarction may differ by age

ACC: Younger MI Patients More Likely to Have Low HDL, High LDL

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Different measures may be required to accurately identify MI risk in this age group
Wrist-worn fitness devices may be less accurate than thought during certain exercises

ACC: Wrist Heart Rate Monitors Less Accurate Than Chest Strap

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Devices as much as 34 beats off per minute during certain exercises, researchers find
An invasive multiple sclerosis treatment called liberation therapy is not only costly

SIR: ‘Liberation Therapy’ Ineffective As MS Treatment

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Invasive procedure carries risk of complications, significant financial cost, researcher says
For children with community-acquired pneumonia

Nonclinical Factors Drive Antibiotic Choice in Pediatric CAP

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Age, previous antibiotic receipt, private insurance up odds of macrolide versus amoxicillin receipt
For patients with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia

Lasting Outcomes for Imatinib in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

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Estimated overall survival 83.3 percent at 10 years for patients in imatinib treatment group
Retinal hemorrhages

Retinal Microvascular Findings Linked to Risk of PAD

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Retinal hemorrhages, exudates, microaneurysms, retinopathy linked to risk of peripheral artery disease

American Academy of Dermatology, March 3-7

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The American Academy of Dermatology The annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology was held from March 3 to 7 in Orlando,...