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Bacteria Hitch a Ride on Hospital Uniforms
Major Finding: A total of 63% of doctors’ and nurses’ uniforms contained potentially pathogenic bacteria in at least one place.Data Source: A...
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Make Clinical Trials Shorter and Sexier, Study Suggests
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Certain Factors Peg Why Some Docs Get Board Certified
Major Finding: Just over 87% of medical school graduates have attained specialty board certification, and factors such as their age, gender, race/...
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Medical Students' Biases Don't Affect Clinical Decisions
Major Finding: Implicit Association Tests showed that 69% of first-year medical students’ unconsciously preferred white people and 86% preferred...
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Neuropsychiatric Disorders Dominate Disease Burden in Europe
Major Finding: During 2010, mental and neurologic disorders caused 23% of all disability-adjusted life-years lost in men and 30% of the DALY in...
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Mental Health Burden Massive in Europe
Major Finding: More than 38% of Europeans suffer each year from at least one mental disorder, but only 10% get treatment.Data Source: The ECNP/EBC...
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Iraqi Civilians Hit Hard by Suicide Bombs
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CMS Eases Requirements for E-Prescribing
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Post-Anthrax Public Health Advances Threatened
Practice Alert
Ready for flu season? The 2011-2012 ACIP recommendations
Strains in this year’s vaccine are identical to last year’s, but revaccination is strongly recommended. Also, the dosing decision for children...