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Revisions proposed for sexual behaviors in ICD-11
BERLIN – The proposed changes would bring the ICD-11 conceptually closer to the DSM-5.
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Payment gaps seen for child visits
Private insurance costs are consistently higher than Medicaid since 2010, with geographic and specialty variation.
From the Journals
Novel models predict Parkinson’s disease motor progression
The results could have “immediate relevance toward enabling more effective trial recruitment and clinical disease management.”
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Lifesaving future seen for electronic cigarettes
New technologies for nicotine delivery may offer “an endgame scenario for cigarettes.”
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Maternal antepartum depression creates bevy of long-term risks in offspring
PARIS – Criminality, violence, and severe mood disorders.
Conference Coverage
Evenamide impresses for schizophrenia
PARIS – The selective glutamate modulator appears to avoid dopaminergic side effects, multicenter study shows.
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MIPS: It’s time to get started
Pick Your Pace offers a way to get started with Medicare’s new QPP and ready physicians for meaningful quality improvement, AMA President David O...
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APOE affects tau pathology independent of amyloid-beta
A tango between ApoE and tau may be the dance of death for neurons.
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Prescription drug monitoring programs improve, but challenges remain
Physicians experience highs and lows with state prescription drug monitoring programs as they work to manage the systems and make optimal...
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HCA is the country’s highest-volume health system
The Nashville, Tenn.–based corporation discharged twice as many patients as any other health system in 2016.
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VIDEO: Clinicians have community resources for suicide prevention efforts
Suicide prevention requires a multifaceted, comprehensive clinical effort, coupled with an equally comprehensive community effort.