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Occupational burnout appears to reduce clinical faculty members' readiness to change teaching approaches

Burnout Reduces Readiness to Change Teaching Approaches

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Clinical faculty with low occupational burnout more likely to be in action stage of change
Biomarkers have been identified for the risk of lung transplantation and death in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Prognostic Biomarkers ID’d in Pulmonary Hypertension

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Lower vWF and HDL cholesterol levels, higher NT-pro-BNP-levels linked to death, transplantation
A 5-year-old child from the United States

Successful Treatment of U.S. Child With XDR Tuberculosis

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Case highlights the risks of acquiring drug-resistant tuberculosis overseas
Under 17 percent of adults said they smoked in 2014

CDC: Adult Smoking Rate Falls to New Low in the United States

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As of 2014, rate is 16.8 percent but big socioeconomic disparities remain
A considerable proportion of patients with mild to moderate asthma are symptomatically uncontrolled

Substantial Increase in Costs for Uncontrolled Asthma

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Substantial fraction of asthma patients symptomatically uncontrolled
About half of pulmonologists have a propensity for guideline-concordant low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer

About Half of Pulmonologists Tend to Offer LDCT Screening

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Overall, 52.4 percent have propensity for guideline-concordant low-dose CT screening
Although antibiotics have largely eradicated tuberculosis in the United States in recent decades

Swiss Report Highlights Danger of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

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Cases where the infection isn't thwarted by existing antibiotics are surfacing, researcher says
One in five patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer are deemed high-risk or ineligible for lung surgery

Surgery Can Benefit ‘Ineligible’ High-Risk Lung Cancer Patients

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May be a treatment option for patients previously deemed ineligible
Direct patient contracting practices

ACP Issues Guidance on ‘Concierge’ Practices

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Growth of DPCPs fueled by physicians' frustration; may exacerbate disparities in health care
A case of accidental overdose of an Atropa belladonna preparation highlights the dangers of the use of herbal remedies

Case Report Highlights Dangers of Natural Remedies

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Trained herbalist accidentally ingested very large dose of atropine when ingesting Atropa belladonna