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Weight-based insulin dosing is associated with less hypoglycemia than standard dosing for patients with acute hyperkalemia weighing less than 95 kg

Less Hypoglycemia With Weight-Based Insulin in Hyperkalemia

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Less hypoglycemia for patients weighing less than 95 kg, with no impact on potassium lowering
In 2014

Ob-Gyns Received Considerable Payment From Industry in 2014

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Obstetrics and gynecology ranked seventh in total number of payments made to single specialty

Sample: Lung Cancer Brief – Oncology Series

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Sign up for the Oncology Series Frequency: Weekly Issue Date: January 19, 2016 Lung Cancer Brief curates research from some of the most authoritative names in health...
An estimated 50 percent of young Americans infected with HIV don't know they have it

CDC: HIV Testing Rates Still Low Among Teens, Young Adults

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Half of infected young people don't know it, even though guidelines suggest screening all 13 to 64
Physicians facing death are less likely to demand aggressive care

Physicians Choose Less Aggressive Care at End of Life

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Doctors less likely to die in a hospital, have surgery, and to be admitted to the ICU
Vitamin B12 deficiency is common among seniors in long-term care

B12 Deficiency Common in Long-Term Care Residents

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Researcher says findings warrant consideration of mandatory B12 screening at admission
Catch-up sleep may reverse the negative short-term impact of sleep loss on diabetes risk

Catch-Up Sleep May Reverse T2DM Risk Tied to Sleep Loss

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But the research is preliminary and only included a small number of healthy young men
As insurers place increasing emphasis on evaluating physicians based on quality measures

Guidelines Provided for Correct Way to Dismiss Patients

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Practices should develop specific policy for provider-patient termination
The American College of Physicians and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued new guidelines for prescribing antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections in adults. The guidelines were published online Jan. 19 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

ACP, CDC Offer Antibiotic Rx Guidelines for ARTIs

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Physicians' group and CDC jointly advise that the meds not be prescribed for colds, bronchitis in adults
Ticks that transmit Lyme disease are now found in nearly half of all counties in the United States

CDC: Distribution of Lyme Disease Vectors Has Expanded

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Residents in nearly half of all counties now at risk, CDC says