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Yoga is increasingly popular among U.S. adults and children

Americans’ Complementary Health Approaches Changing

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Yoga practice and fish oil use up, some other supplement use down
Given that physicians are chosen for meaningful use audits at random

Seven Tips Help Doctors Prepare for Meaningful Use Audits

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Best way to prepare for an audit is to assume it will happen and make sure MU requirements are met
A review of U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspection reports between 1998 and 2013 revealed 57 clinical trials in which regulators had uncovered violations serious enough to earn the agency's most severe classification -- "official action indicated

Research Misconduct ID’d by FDA Often Unreported in Literature

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Only three of 78 published studies mentioned issues of concern uncovered by FDA
For medical students

Confidence Not Accurate Measure of Prescribing Competence

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Fourth-year medical students show lack of insight into their own prescribing strengths and weaknesses
Robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery for kidney cancer is associated with considerable benefits

Value of Robot-Assisted Surgery in Kidney CA Accrues Over Time

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Robot-assisted surgery increases access to partial nephrectomy for appropriate patients
Motivational interviewing can be a useful approach for reaching noncompliant patients

Motivational Interviewing Can Help Reach Nonadherent Patients

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Although working with patients to set personal goals may take more time, the investment pays off
The tragic shooting of surgeon Michael Davidson can be used as an opportunity to find meaning in tragedy

Perspective on Dr. Davidson: ‘Be Like Mike’

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Michael Davidson took on highest risk patients, sought to extend lives in cases deemed 'hopeless'

January 2015 Briefing – Nephrology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nephrology for January 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Patient engagement initiatives can decrease costs without sacrificing quality care

Patient Engagement Can Cut Costs, Improve Outcomes

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Initiatives can decrease hospital visits, cut morbidity and mortality, up treatment adherence
Some people who develop recurring kidney stones may also have high levels of calcium deposits in their blood vessels

Recurrent Kidney Stones Linked to Arterial Calcium Deposits

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Patients might need closer monitoring for further signs of pending cardiovascular issues