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Greater Patient Delays for Women With STEMI Than Men
Greater patient delays accounted for 12 percent greater ischemic time among women in 2012 to 2016
Considerable Morbidity, Mortality Due to Animal Encounters
Greatest number of deaths for bites from nonvenomous arthropods; rat bites most lethal
Tailored Feedback at CRC Screen Improves Lifestyle Behaviors
Number of cancer-preventive lifestyle behaviors increased with TF at sigmoidoscopy screening
Fasting-Evoked Hypoglycemia in Diabetes Is Prevalent
17.1 percent of patients reported having experienced one or more events in previous year
Young Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Risk for Osteoporosis
Women diagnosed before age 50 have twice the risk versus cancer-free peers
Continuity of Care Tied to Lower Expenditures, Hospitalization
Expenditures lower for those cared for by docs in highest quintile of Bice-Boxerman continuity score
Case Numbers of U.S. Children With Polio-Like Illness Hit Record High
CDC says there have been 158 confirmed cases of acute flaccid myelitis in 36 states
Paid Childbearing Policies Lacking for Residents
Policies optimizing competing goals and defining training competency needed
CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dec. 4-8
The 41st Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium The annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium was held from Dec. 4 to 8...
U.S. Medical Schools See Increase in Diversity
More female, black, and Hispanic matriculants seen after diversity accreditation standards implemented
