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Issues relating to physician retirement and evaluation of aging physicians before retirement are discussed in a Council on Medical Education report published by the American Medical Association.

AMA Discusses Pre-Retirement Evaluation for Aging Doctors

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Physicians approved development of preliminary assessment guidelines at AMA meeting
Many people have undiagnosed HIV

CDC Examines Prevalence of Undiagnosed HIV

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Percentage of people living with diagnosed HIV varies from 77 to ≥90 percent
As the number of smokers in the United States drops

As U.S. Smoking Rate Drops, Smokers More Likely to Quit

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Efforts to discourage the smoking have made it less acceptable, experts say
A mutation in the H3N2 virus led to a mismatch between it and the H3N2 strain used to create the 2014-2015 vaccine

H3N2 Mutation to Blame for Low Efficacy of 2014-15 Flu Vaccine

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Strain of H3N2 virus that was circulating did not match strain used in vaccine
Nutrition experts are supporting a federal decision to drop recommended restrictions on total fat consumption in the forthcoming 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

U.S. Dietary Guidelines Will No Longer Focus on Fat

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Nutrition experts endorse decision to drop restrictions, focus on quality of food instead
Physicians who are ill-informed about opioids may be unintentionally contributing to their misuse

Many Primary Care Physicians Misinformed About Opioids

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Nearly half questioned were misinformed about potential for abuse
Statin use might help reduce major complications after lung surgery

Statin Use Linked to Improved Post-Surgical Outcomes

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Larger controlled study needed to further investigate potential benefits
High-sensitivity C-reactive protein is associated with diabetes in African-Americans

High-Sensitivity CRP Linked to Incident Type 2 Diabetes

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Association seen for African-Americans, especially among those with lesser degree of insulin resistance
Intensive physical therapy helps restore arm function in people who have survived a severe stroke

Intensive Therapy Helps Restore Arm Function Long After Stroke

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Participants had been severely impaired for a year or more
Chronic kidney disease could be used as a model for improving chronic disease care using electronic health records

Chronic Kidney Dz Could Be Ideal Model for Improving Care Via EHR

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CKD, which is mainly defined by laboratory abnormalities, is a suitable EHR phenotype