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Nearly all emergency department doctors recently surveyed said they order magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography scans their patients may not need

Majority of ER Doctors Admit Ordering Tests Defensively

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97 percent said they had patients undergo procedures that weren't medically needed
Using stents rather than medication alone to keep narrowed arteries open in the brain may actually increase patients' risk of stroke

Meds Not Stents in Patients With Intracranial Arterial Stenosis

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Use of medical therapy appears safer for narrowed brain arteries, researchers say
A new study suggests that runners over the age of 30 who transition from traditional running shoes to minimalist shoes should do so cautiously to avoid injury. The findings are scheduled to be presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

AAOS: Minimalist Running Shoes May Need Longer Transition

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People over 30 may take more time to safely adjust to 'minimalist' shoes
Doctors are not telling a majority of their patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's that they have the degenerative brain disease

Doctors May Not Be Informing of Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

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Only 45 percent of people with Alzheimer's or their caregivers say they were told of the diagnosis
Between 2002 and 2011

AAOS: Hip Replacement Surgery Up in Younger Americans

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Over 10 years, rate of surgeries nearly doubled for those ages 45 to 64
Men who exercise the most have higher sexual function scores

Exercise Improves Men’s Sexual Function Regardless of Race

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Men who get the most physical activity report more erections, orgasms
For patients with early-stage and advanced-stage non-small-cell lung cancer with pre-existing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Pulmonologist Management Beneficial in NSCLC

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Improved rates of stage-specific treatment for early-, advanced-stage NSCLC with comorbid COPD
Therapeutic decisions for diabetes should be individualized

2015 Diabetes Standards Focus on Individualized Tx Approach

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2015 Standards for Diabetes Care focus on ethnic differences in risk, BP targets, treatment goals
For women with early-stage breast cancer

Lasting Benefit for Stress Mgmt Post Breast Cancer Surgery

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Cognitive-behavioral stress management reduces depressive symptoms, improves QOL
The need for repeat high-acuity care affects one in nine patients discharged from initial emergency department visits for kidney stones

One in Nine Needs Emergency Revisit for Kidney Stones

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Access to urologic care, processes of care cut risk of repeat emergency encounters