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Patients Aren't Blameless; Docs 'Notoriously Bad' at Giving Bad News

Ven, 14/06/2019 - 21:00
(MedPage Today) -- Must reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers
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'On the Wrong Side of History': What We Heard This Week

Ven, 14/06/2019 - 20:30
(MedPage Today) -- Quotable quotes from MedPage Today's sources
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MedPAC: End 'Incident To' Billing for NPs, PAs

Ven, 14/06/2019 - 20:15
(MedPage Today) -- Commission sees no need to update payment rates, seeks to thwart upcoding for emergency services
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Older RCC Patients Live Longer With Targeted Therapy

Ven, 14/06/2019 - 20:00
(MedPage Today) -- But real-world data reflect disparity with clinical trial results
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Makeover for TAVR Valves: Lower Profiles, Better Sealing

Ven, 14/06/2019 - 19:45
(MedPage Today) -- Design features suggest several possibilities for improvement over current devices
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Radiation's Role Questioned in Stage III Uterine Cancer

Ven, 14/06/2019 - 19:30
(MedPage Today) -- Better local control with CRT but more distant recurrences than chemo alone
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Trump Administration Rolls Out Final HRA Rule

Ven, 14/06/2019 - 19:15
(MedPage Today) -- Allows employers to give workers tax-free money to buy their own health plans
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TAVR in Low-Risk Patients: Meta-Analyses Have Their Say

Ven, 14/06/2019 - 19:00
(MedPage Today) -- Improved outcomes overall, but not without downsides
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Machine-Learning Classifiers Bested Experts in Diagnosing Skin Lesions

Ven, 14/06/2019 - 18:45
(MedPage Today) -- But these classifiers are unlikely to be used as a standalone
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CKD Inpatients Continue to Receive PICCs, Despite Need for Precautions

Ven, 14/06/2019 - 18:30
(MedPage Today) -- The message of saving veins and ultimately lives has not fully taken hold
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Gabapentinoids Tied to Suicidal Behavior and Unintentional Overdose

Ven, 14/06/2019 - 18:15
(MedPage Today) -- New patterns emerge, especially for young people
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IL-17a Drug Rescues Many Refractory Psoriatic Arthritis Cases

Ven, 14/06/2019 - 18:00
(MedPage Today) -- Disease abated in half of patients receiving secukinumab after failing other biologics
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Certain Factors Tied to Suicide for Older Adults in Long-Term Care

Ven, 14/06/2019 - 17:45
(MedPage Today) -- Transitioning in or out of a home was one precipitating factor
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The Elusive Goal of Sustained Remission in RA

Ven, 14/06/2019 - 17:30
(MedPage Today) -- Rates of low disease activity and remission improving but still fall below desired levels in U.K. study
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Morning Blue Light Exposure May Help Treat PTSD

Ven, 14/06/2019 - 17:00
(MedPage Today) -- Improving sleep may boost efficacy of current treatments
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Nurse's Sinister Swap? UCLA Mum on Accused Gyn; Kid Nets $11.5M for Botched Dx

Ven, 14/06/2019 - 16:30
(MedPage Today) -- Bad Practice: a weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation
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'More Might Be Less' in FIT for CRC Screening

Ven, 14/06/2019 - 16:00
(MedPage Today) -- Two-sample FITs had lower positive predictive value, increased colonoscopy demand
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea May Speed Up Aging, Especially in Women

Ven, 14/06/2019 - 15:30
(MedPage Today) -- Sleep disordered breathing linked to accelerated epigenetic aging
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Prediabetes in Older Adults: Who Will Get Diabetes?

Ven, 14/06/2019 - 15:00
(MedPage Today) -- Body weight, systolic blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease are key factors, study found
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Vitamin D Supplementation No Help for T2D Prevention

Ven, 14/06/2019 - 14:30
(MedPage Today) -- D2d trial finds no significant difference versus placebo after nearly 3 years follow-up
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