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The outcome of a recent case regarding the termination of physicians by an insurance company following a dispute over the necessity of medical services provided has serious implications for physicians and their patients

AMA: Ruling Makes It Easier for Insurers to Terminate Doctors

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Court supported insurance company in termination of doctors after dispute over necessity of services
Independent researchers couldn't reproduce the findings of more than half of 100 experiments previously published in three prominent psychology journals

Challenges in Replicating Results of Psychology Studies

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Reason to suspect similar issues across disciplines, researcher says
For patients with chronic myofascial paraspinous pain

Psychological Features Impact Myofascial Paraspinous Pain Tx

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Anxiety is strongest predictor of trigger point treatment response for patients with chronic pain
Smoking cessation may be associated with resurgence of anorexic symptoms in patients with a history of anorexia nervosa

Anorexia Resurgence Can Occur After Smoking Cessation

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Case report describes two patients who started to display food restriction following weight gain
Patients with posttraumatic stress disorder exhibit alterations in the topological architecture of the brain

Alterations in Topological Architecture of Brain in PTSD

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Decreased path length and increased clustering coefficient, global efficiency, and local efficiency
A majority of women who receive false positives on mammography experience distress and anxiety

Most Women Feel Distress With False-Positive Mammogram

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Majority had issues such as anxiety, sleeplessness, often persisting long after being declared cancer-free
The potential effect of cannabis on brain structure remains a subject of intense scientific scrutiny

Mixed Results for Cannabis Effect on Developing Brain

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One of two new studies suggests cannabis use in teen years might be more harmful for males
Risks of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder are greatest for children with the most severe degree of poor growth in the womb

Preterm Birth, Poor Fetal Growth Tied to ADHD Risk

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Higher risk of ADHD seen for children among lowest and highest weight percentages
Too few members of certain minority groups are pursuing careers in U.S. medicine

Too Few Blacks, Hispanics Pursuing Careers As Physicians

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Shortage of minority physicians may affect U.S. patient care, experts say
Women tend to manage their femininity so as to be considered adherent to the unspoken code of the non-gendered worker

Women in Academic Medicine ‘Manage Femininity’ to Succeed

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Strategies for this include appearing easy-going or downplaying differences based on gender