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Guidelines Provided for Viscosupplementation in Knee OA
Case vignette addresses hierarchy of treatment, starting with nonpharmacologic options
Restrictive Transfusion Threshold No Better Post Cardiac Surgery
Restrictive threshold not superior to liberal threshold for morbidity, health care costs
Patients With Multiple Conditions Need Early Outpatient Follow-Up
Benefits those discharged with multiple chronic conditions and greater risk of readmission
Physicians Should Plan Exit Strategy in Advance
Planning 3 to 5 years in advance recommended; practice can be transitioned rather than closed
Stress + Depression = Deadly Combo in Heart Disease
Significant risk of heart attack or death in the short term
Study Explores In Vivo Role of Ubiquinone in Mouse Model
Partial restoration of UQ levels, mitochondrial function can reverse disease phenotypes
Frustrated by Regulations, Doctors Increasingly Miserable
Geneia and physicians introduce initiative to share ideas to restore the joy to medicine
Age, Race May Affect Tx Decision Regret in Prostate Cancer
Type of treatment, effect on spousal relationship also may predict treatment decisional regret
More Than Half of Angiograms for IHD Deemed Appropriate
Overall, 58.2 percent of angiographic studies classified as appropriate for suspected IHD
Persistent EHR Nonadoption Could Mean Lower Payment
Less likely to receive additional payments for managing chronic conditions/complex needs
