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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
Eye tracking may help quantify the severity of disconjugate eye movements associated with concussion and brain injury

Eye Tracking Could Quantify Symptoms of Brain Injury

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Could serve as measure of severity of concussion-related ocular motility disruption
Boys who start playing tackle football before the age of 12 may face a higher risk for neurological deficits as adults

Starting Football Young May Lead to Higher Cognitive Risks

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Former pros who played before age of 11 show greater deficits in memory and thinking skills
The risk of fractures increases with both weight gain and loss in older women

Postmenopausal Weight Loss or Gain Ups Risk of Fracture

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Researchers found just a 5 percent gain or loss may affect postmenopausal bone health
Preoperative back pain and individual pain sensitivity can predict postoperative pain following lumbar surgery

Pre-Op Back Pain, Pain Sensitivity Predict Outcomes

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Findings in a group of patients undergoing surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis
The biggest clinical cancer advances for 2015 have been identified in an annual report from the American Society of Clinical Oncology

ASCO Reports Biggest Clinical Cancer Advances for 2015

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The advance of the year is approval of four new therapies for treatment of CLL
Current targets call for 150 minutes of weekly exercise -- or 30 minutes of physical activity at least five days a week -- to reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Although these standards don't need to be abandoned

Smaller Goals to Start Could Boost Activity in Sedentary

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For those who are inactive, any activity may be better than none
Physicians have ranked electronic health record systems based on five key performance areas

Physicians Rank the Best EHR Systems of 2014

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EHRs ranked in five performance areas, including quality of care, patient portal, technical support
For patients in the developing world

Increased Physical Activity Seen After TKR in Developing World

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Study in Dominican Republic shows participation in physical activities up in varied life domains
Acupuncture is a feasible adjunct therapy for short-term postsurgical pain management in total joint replacement

Acupuncture Viable for Pain Relief After Joint Replacement

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Short-term pain reduction with adjunct acupuncture offered after hip, knee replacement