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For Hospitals, No Benefit for Early Adoption of Financial Incentives
Hospitals with early adoption do not have better process scores, lower mortality than late adopters
Breast Implants Slightly Increase Risk of Breast ALCL
Implants tied to increased risk of anaplastic large-cell lymphoma; overall risk still very small
Home Physical Activity Coaching May Up Physical Activity in COPD
More patients in coaching group were persistently active than those receiving usual care
Static Perimetry Approach May Be Better for Kids With Glaucoma
Test quality similar for the Humphrey static, Octopus combined approaches for glaucoma in kids over 10
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Promising for Bipolar
tDCS seems effective and safe for adults with bipolar depression receiving stable pharmacologic regimen
Incomplete Revascularization in PCI Linked to Higher Mortality
Mortality up for patients with IR in vessel with ≥90 percent stenosis, or with IR in ≥2 vessels
2013 to 2015 Infant Mortality Rate Varied by State and Race
Rates varied by race and Hispanic origin of mother; highest rates in infants of non-Hispanic black women
Bimodal Auditory-Somatosensory Stimulation May Reduce Tinnitus
Long-term depression-inducing stimulus associated with reduction of tinnitus in guinea pigs, humans
No Reduced Risk of T1DM With Hydrolyzed Casein Infant Formula
No reduction in cumulative incidence of type 1 diabetes in infants at risk after 11.5-year follow-up
Racial/Ethnic Disparities Up for Live Donor Kidney Transplant
Compared to 1995 to 1999, increase in racial/ethnic disparities in receipt of LDKT in 2010 to 2014
