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Is medical aid in dying suicide?
WASHINGTON – The American Association of Suicidology issued a 2017 statement that medical aid in dying is not suicide. Two experts debate whether...
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VIDEO: To boost newborn breastfeeding rates, hide the EHR formula order
AUSTIN, TEXAS – “The saying, ‘out of sight, out of mind’ cannot be overstated when it comes to physician order entry.”
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CMS will release Medicare Advantage claims data to researchers
WASHINGTON – And the feds will make Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program data available in 2019.
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VIDEO: National suicide hotline could result from pending U.S. law
A bill pending in Congress would assess the feasibility of a national “N11” number for suicide interventions and mental health crises.
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Intraventricular enzyme replacement slows CLN2 disease progression
LOS ANGELES – “Durable and persistent” benefit seen in open-label trial of cerliponase alfa in neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 disease.
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Psoriasis duration reflects cardiovascular event risk
For every year of psoriasis, a patient’s risk of a major cardiovascular event climbs an additional 1%.
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Measles exacts high toll among Europe’s youngest citizens
MADRID – Children younger than 12 months who contracted measles were seven times more likely to die of the disease than were children 2 years and...
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VIDEO: Fix physician burnout? You need more than yoga
Physicians looking to renew their professional satisfaction and personal well-being should turn to an unlikely ally.
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VIDEO: A treatment plan for medicine’s gender inequities
A new generation of younger physicians - women and men - can reshape medicine's mindset on gender equity.
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Laser treatment of port wine stains in infancy found safe, effective
DALLAS – A single-center analysis of laser treatment of port wine stains in infants was effective, with no incidence of scarring or pigmentary...
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Ten-step trauma intervention offers help for foster families
WASHINGTON – A new intervention could give relief to the caregivers of foster children who are coping with trauma.