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System provides ‘faster, less invasive’ method for breast cancer detection
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Appendix may be common site of endometriosis
In women with appendiceal endometriosis, the appendix often may appear normal.
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Cutaneous clues linked to COVID-19 coagulation risk
These skin signs could augment coagulation assays in this patient population.
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Septicemia first among hospital inpatient costs
The 20 most expensive conditions treated in hospitals accounted for almost 47% of their spending in 2017.
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Does stirrup choice influence vaginal surgery outcome?
Patients positioned in boot stirrups had better physical function scores at 6 weeks postsurgery compared with those in candy cane stirrups.
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Value of palliative care shines clearly in a crisis
Hospitalists have played key roles in clarifying and redefining the new role for palliative care during the pandemic.
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Cohort study finds a twofold greater psoriasis risk linked to a PCOS diagnosis
Previous retrospective analyses have suggested an increased risk of psoriasis associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome.
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HPV test is preferred method for cervical cancer screening: ACS
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Fracture risk prediction: No benefit to repeat BMD testing in postmenopausal women
But experts advise against a broad recommendation to skip repeat testing in the general population.
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Postpartum tubal ligation safe in obese women
Complications and subsequent pregnancies were similar across BMIs.
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The best and worst states for health care in 2020
New analysis puts Massachusetts and Georgia on opposite ends of the quality spectrum.