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Human resource capabilities are positively associated with quality of patient care

HR Capabilities Positively Linked to Quality of Patient Care

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Three human resource practices identified that can improve clinical work behaviors
Improving sleep may help reduce an individual's sugar-sweetened

Shorter Sleep Linked to Sugar-Sweetened Drink Consumption

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Researchers don't know if beverages impair sleep or lack of sleep prompts cravings
In the past decade

Self-Harm Now a Leading Cause of Pregnancy-Related Mortality

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Findings based on records of maternal deaths in Colorado between 2004 and 2012
Supported by the American Medical Association

AMA Highlights Role of Patient Shame in Opioid Disorders

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Webinar on patient shame forms part of Providers' Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies
There is no indication of postprocedural cognitive impairment for patients undergoing coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention

Coronary Angiography, PCI Don’t Impact Cognitive Function

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No significant link between results of Montreal Cognitive Assessment test, cerebral microemboli
Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain may aid diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies versus Alzheimer's disease

MRI May Help ID Lewy Body Dementia Versus Alzheimer’s

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Patients with Lewy body dementia generally didn't lose volume in hippocampus
Individuals with low levels of oxytocin due to certain medical conditions may exhibit fewer empathy-related behaviors

Low Oxytocin Levels Could Affect Empathy

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Medical conditions such as hypopituitarism can affect oxytocin levels
The combination of memantine plus sertraline is efficacious for major depressive disorder

Memantine + Sertraline Effective for Major Depressive Disorder

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Significantly greater improvement in memantine group; greater response rate at weeks four, six
Five strategies can be employed by physicians in order to help reduce the risk of lawsuits

Five Strategies Can Reduce Risk of Medical Lawsuits

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Strategies include documenting everything, being transparent with patients, showing empathy
People with high levels of health anxiety have about a 70 percent increased risk of ischemic heart disease

Health Anxiety Takes Toll on Cardiovascular Health

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Anxiety about health linked to higher risk of ischemic heart disease