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Abnormal uterine bleeding: When can you forgo biopsy?
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Recurrent bleeding and endometrial thickening can help guide the initial approach to evaluating...
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Value-based metrics gain ground in physician employment contracts
Of 70% of health care recruitment searches that offered a production bonus, 56% featured a bonus based at least in part on quality metrics, up...
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Noninvasive prenatal test may detect sickle cell disease
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – Early data for a noninvasive prenatal test shows it could have the potential to accurately detect sickle cell disease.
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A third of serious malpractice claims due to diagnostic error
Diagnosis errors are a top cause for medical malpractice cases associated with patient death or permanent disability, an analysis finds.
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Osteoporosis, osteoarthritis risk high among cerebral palsy patients
This is the first study to compare these risks using a relatively large cohort of adults with and without cerebral palsy.
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Medication abortion with telemedicine is comparable to in-person visit
Telemedicine patients received the same on-site care as patients who saw a clinician in person, including informed consent, lab testing, and...
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Perinatal depression screening improves screening, treatment for postpartum depression
After initiation of the policy, screening increased during the first prenatal visit (0.1% vs. 66%), the third trimester (0% vs. 43%), and at a...
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Once-weekly teriparatide still achieves bone mineral density gains
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Comorbidities drive excess mortality after breast cancer diagnosis in childhood cancer survivors
A retrospective analysis found that, among matched breast cancer patients, childhood cancer survivors had a more than doubling of all-cause...
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Appeals court may strike down ACA
Appeals judges appeared doubtful during oral arguments that the Affordable Care Act should survive without the law's signature insurance mandate...
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Osteoporotic fracture risk appears higher in adults with hemophilia
The risk of osteoporotic fractures following hemophilia increased with time and was significantly higher 5 years after the diagnosis.