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More Americans bypassing their personal physician when immediate treatment required, study findsOnly 45 percent of the 354 million annual visits for acute care in the United States are made to patients'...
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Many hospital emergency department visits could be treated elsewhere, study findsEvidence shows that more people are seeking routine care from hospital emergency departments, a trend that may grow under health...
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Quality measurement programs could shortchange physicians caring for at-risk patientsEvaluating the quality of care delivered by individual physicians without accounting for such factors as their patients' socioeconomic status or...
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Race, insurance status cited in uneven death rates among pedestrians hit by carsUninsured minority pedestrians hit by cars are at a significantly higher risk of death than their insured white counterparts, even...
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Roll-out of electronic patient records in England likely to be a long and complex processInterim results from the first comprehensive evaluation of the implementation of electronic health records in secondary care in England have...
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Medicinal cannabis review highlights dilemmas facing healthcare professionalsHealth professionals have a responsibility to respect and support patients who use cannabis for medicinal purposes, but must stay within...
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Biomedical research policy needed for therapies, economic growth, education and securityBold and coordinated leadership at the federal level is essential to create secure, long-term, sustainable biomedical research funding policies based...
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Targeted strategies needed to find, prevent and treat breast cancer among Mexican-origin womenSpecific prevention and education strategies are needed to address breast cancer in Mexican-origin women in this country, according to a...
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Infectious diseases experts call for mandatory flu vaccine for all health-care personnelInfluenza vaccination of health-care personnel is a professional and ethical responsibility and non-compliance with health-care facility policies regarding vaccination should...
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Obesity, diabetes epidemics continue to grow in California, study findsA majority of adults in California are obese or overweight and more than 2 million have been diagnosed with diabetes,...
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Patients with diabetes may need fewer medications after bariatric surgeryBariatric surgery appears to be associated with reduced use of medications and lower health care costs among patients with type...
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Fluoride in water prevents adult tooth loss, study suggestsChildren drinking water with added fluoride helps dental health in adulthood decades later, a new study finds.
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'Legacy of Katrina' report details impact of stalled recovery on mental health status of childrenFive years after Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans caused the evacuation of 1.5 million Gulf Coast residents,...
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Federal school lunches -- but not breakfasts -- linked to childhood obesity, research findsChildren who eat school lunches that are part of the U.S. federal government's National School Lunch Program are more likely...
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US hospitals making only modest gains in adoption of electronic health recordsTransforming the US health care system from paper-based to electronic-based may improve health care quality and reduce costs, but a...
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Workplace wellness plan saves money over the long-term, new study showsA Midwest utility company learned firsthand that it pays to keep healthy employees fit, reaping a net savings of $4.8...
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Women with osteoporosis suffer more if they have previously broken a bone, say scientistsAn international study of more than 60,000 women has drawn new light on the relationship between osteoporosis and fractures. Scientists...
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Consumers need protection from unrealistic claims of home genetic tests, new report statesIn a perspective in the New England Journal of Medicine, experts write that medical professionals "must ensure that rapidly evolving...
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Health disparities exist among black and Hispanic kidney donorsBlack and Hispanic kidney donors are significantly more likely than white donors to develop hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease,...
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Black patients, women miss out on strongest medications for chronic painBlack patients are prescribed fewer pain medications than whites and few women receive medications strong enough to manage their chronic...
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