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CMS pilot aims to reduce physician administrative burdens
Under the 18-month initiative, providers practicing within certain Advanced Alternative Payment Models will be relieved of additional...
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Overdiagnosis more likely than early detection of threatening cancer with mammography screening
Following the introduction of mammography, women were considerably more likely to have tumors that were overdiagnosed than to have earlier...
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CDC: Improvement in breast cancer mortality slower among black women
Breast cancer mortality rates decreased for both white and black women from 2000 to 2014, but the decrease was slower for black women.
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Further evidence links Zika, Guillain-Barré syndrome
Zika virus found in Colombian patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome supports the theory that Zika virus infection and Guillain-Barré syndrome are...
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Almost half of health providers will see PQRS pay cut
In 2015, about 1.15 million professionals were eligible and able to participate in PQRS; just over half (54%) successfully submitted data.
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For HPV-negative women, longer screening intervals are effective
It may be safe to extend cervical cancer screening intervals beyond 5 years, at least for women who are not infected with human papillomavirus.
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Incontinence trial finds small advantage for Botox over sacral neuromodulation
OnabotulinumtoxinA decreased daily episodes of urinary incontinence by a small amount, compared with sacral neuromodulation, but did not appear to...
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ASCO: Always screen cancer survivors for chronic pain
All adult cancer survivors should be screened for chronic pain at every visit, according to the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s first...
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How new dietary guidelines affect health care providers
While the new dietary guidelines, released jointly by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department Agriculture, are geared...
Guidelines
Broad application of JNC-8 would save lives, reduce costs
Key clinical point: Even young patients, in many cases, can benefit from adherence to theJoint National Committee 2014 hypertension guidelines.
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Residents looking to work in larger cities
Since 2008, residents’ preference for their future practice location has shifted from smaller cities and rural areas to large population centers...