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Invited speakers at medical conferences tend to be disproportionately male

Meeting Organizers Overlooking Qualified Female Scientists

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Active generation of lists of potential speakers, assessment of qualifications can address bias
A proposal to replace private insurance with government-funded health care for all moved forward in California on Wednesday as Democrats on the Senate Health Committee voted to advance the measure.

Single-Payer Health System Bill Moves Forward in California

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Not yet clear where money for the single-payer system would come from
Treatment with adalimumab plus methotrexate is effective in children and adolescents with active juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis

MTX + Adalimumab Beneficial in JIA-Associated Uveitis

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In children with active juvenile idiopathic arthritis, the combination controls eye inflammation
Physician burnout factors include control

Risk Factors in Six Areas Tied to Physician Burnout

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Tool gauging burnout focuses on workload, control, rewards, community, fairness, values
Approximately one-fourth of eyes deemed to be normal based on eye examination by primary eye care physicians have age-related macular degeneration determined by fundus photography and trained raters

Undiagnosed Macular Degeneration Appears Common

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Nearly one-fourth of eyes deemed normal in primary care eye exam found to have AMD
Three anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatments are associated with low rates of diabetic retinopathy worsening

Three Anti-VEGF Treatments Effective for Diabetic Retinopathy

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Rates of worsening low in patients receiving aflibercept, bevacizumab, or ranibizumab
Peak postoperative high-sensitivity troponin T is associated with increased risk of 30-day mortality among patients undergoing noncardiac surgery

Post-Op hsTnT Linked to 30-Day Mortality After Noncardiac Sx

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Increased risk of 30-day mortality for absolute high-sensitivity troponin T change of 5ng/L or higher
A gene therapy strategy can be applied to retinitis pigmentosa

Gene Therapy Strategy Feasible for Retinitis Pigmentosa

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Reprogramming rod to cone-like photoreceptors by inactivation of Nrl or Nr2e3 restores visual function
Ophthalmology patients are strongly in favor of accessing doctors' notes online

Ophthalmology Patients Interested in Online Notes

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Most patients want to view their clinic notes online, think access will up understanding of eye problems
Patients with type 1 diabetes and low risk for diabetic retinopathy may need less frequent ophthalmologic screenings

Retinopathy Risk, HbA1c Should Guide Frequency of T1D Eye Care

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New recommendations could cut need for type 1 diabetes eye exams in half over two-decade period