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Nine states have enacted the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact law

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Formed

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Formation of compact commission triggered by enactment of law in seventh state: Alabama
The prices hospitals charge patients for a number of common procedures rose more than 10 percent between 2011 and 2013

CMS: Hospital Charges for Common Procedures Up

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And hematologists/oncologists and ophthalmologists top list of high earners
Many state policies meant to increase organ donations and transplant rates have had almost no impact

U.S. Organ Donation System Needs ‘Disruptive Innovation’

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It's time to reward people willing to save a stranger, researchers say

May 2015 Briefing – Ophthalmology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Ophthalmology for May 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Changes in bacteria populations may be one reason why people who wear contact lenses are more prone to eye infections

Ocular Bacteria Differ for Contact Lens Wearers

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Finding may explain why lens wearers are more prone to infection
Age-related macular degeneration predicts poorer survival

AMD Predicts Poorer Survival in Older Women

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In women older than 80 years, early AMD linked to all-cause and non-CVD, non-cancer mortality
Low physician spending is contributing to an overall slowing of health care costs

AMA: Physicians Driving the Slowing of Health Care Costs

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Physicians' spending grew more slowly over 2003 to 2013 than hospital and clinical spending
Between 1990 and 2013

14.9 Million New Cancer Cases Worldwide in 2013

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Cancer is now second leading cause of death after cardiovascular disease
Metformin is associated with a lower risk of developing open-angle glaucoma

Metformin Linked With Lower Open-Angle Glaucoma Risk

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Study found people with highest dose were 25 percent less likely to develop condition
In the United States

U.S. Organ Donation Rates Highest in Midwest

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While whites more likely to donate, report found race not the only driving factor