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Cost of health insurance moderates, but workers pay more
Major finding: Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums rose 4% for family coverage and 5% for single coverage in 2013; deductibles,...
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Intermittent positive-pressure ventilation similar to continuous positive airway pressure in preventing lung injury in preemies
Major finding: Of the 497 infants assigned to nasal IPPV, 38.4% reached the primary outcome of death before 36 weeks of postmenstrual age or...
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Oregon has highest rate of kindergarten vaccine exemptions
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FDA approves another quadrivalent influenza vaccine
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Illinois bans tanning beds for youngsters
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Defensive medicine tied to physician perceptions, not damage caps
Major finding: Among headache patients, the likelihood of ordering advanced imaging was 11.5% among physicians with high-level concerns about...
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House committee unanimously passes SGR replacement
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Injuries/poisonings the leading cause of pediatric ED visits
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Doctors: Major responsibility for cost control is not ours
Major finding: Sixty percent of responding physicians believe that trial attorneys bear major responsibility for reducing health costs.Data source...