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Parents who refuse to have their children vaccinated appear to be clustered in certain areas

Missed, Refused Vaccines Appear in ‘Clusters’

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Clusters may deserve special outreach efforts, researchers say
For patients with suspected infection or inflammation

CRP/ESR Disagreement Common in Infection, Inflammation

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Twenty percent of patients who underwent repeat testing had disagreement on initial test
Physicians work long hours

Most Docs Work 40 to 60 Hours Per Week

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Considerable proportion work 61 to 80 or more hours; half of docs would prefer to work fewer hours
The Tacaribe virus

Florida Researchers Discover New Virus in Ticks

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Tacaribe virus, not known to cause human infections, is in arenavirus family
Recommendations are presented for anesthetic care in patients with Ebola virus disease and published online Dec. 30 in Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Review Highlights Anesthetic Implications of Ebola Virus

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Limited data relating to Ebola care; use of personal protection equipment important, even in emergencies
The increasing use of medical scribes should not be a replacement for improving electronic health records

Impact of Medical Scribes on EHR Advancement Discussed

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Use of medical scribes should not be replacement for improvement of EHRs
This season's influenza vaccine reduces the risk of needing medical care because of the flu by only 23 percent

CDC: This Year’s Flu Vaccination Offers 23 Percent Protection

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CDC urges early antiviral treatment if symptoms appear
Working long hours may raise the risk for alcohol abuse

Working Long Hours? Beware Risky Alcohol Consumption

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Researchers find link between long hours on the job and excess alcohol consumption
Rates of many types of hospital-acquired infections are on the decline

Rates of Hospital-Acquired Infection on the Decline

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Still, more work to be done says CDC director
Guidelines have been developed for clinical documentation and interrelated issues. The position paper has been published online Jan. 13 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Guidelines Presented for Clinical Documentation in 21st Century

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Recommendations provided for clinicians, provider institutions, government regulators, payers