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National Texting Program for New Moms Continues Growth
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Patients Skip Doc Visits Post Discharge
Major Finding: One-third of adults aged 21 years and older who were admitted to the hospital did not see a physician, nurse practitioner, or...
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Feds Tweak Medical-Loss Ratio Requirements
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Laws Can Raise Physical Activity Time for Kids
Major Finding: Elementary schools meeting a 20 min/week recess-time criterion were less likely to meet a 20 min/week PE criterion (OR, 0.5); those...
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Coronary Disease, Stroke to Drop Below Cancer as Top Killer
Major Finding: In 2008, the combined rate of deaths caused by coronary disease and stroke fell for the first time below the rate of deaths caused...
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Health Exchange Benefits Should Be More Generous, Docs Say
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FDA Advisers: iPLEDGE Needs More Tweaking
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Census Bureau Confirms Huge Growth in Over-65 Population
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CDC update on gonorrhea: Expand treatment to limit resistance
In all cases, add azithromycin to ceftriaxone or an acceptable alternative agent, and screen asymptomatic individuals at high risk of infection....