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Physicians who volunteer their medical expertise should consider their legal risks

Volunteer Doctors Need to Check Liability Coverage

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Immunity laws vary by state; liability policies vary coverage outside of regular practice
Tai chi has a favorable effect on physical performance in four chronic conditions

Tai Chi Aids Physical Performance in Chronic Conditions

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Improvement or tendency toward improvement in heart failure, osteoarthritis, cancer, COPD
In academic medicine

Women Less Likely to Be Full Professors Than Men

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And male grant applicants report significantly higher startup support compared with females
Patients who are frequently admitted to U.S. academic medical centers are significantly more likely than other patients to have multiple complex chronic conditions

Complex Chronic Diseases Appear to Drive Frequent Admissions

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1.6 percent of patients make up 8 percent of admissions, comprise 7 percent of direct costs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ordered the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. to stop selling four new cigarette brands because submissions for these products did not meet requirements set forth in the Federal Food

FDA Orders Tobacco Company to Stop Sales of New Cigarettes

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Says products didn't meet requirement that they be substantially the same as existing cigarettes
A chronic disease cost calculator has been developed to estimate state-level costs

CDC Develops State-Level Chronic Disease Cost Calculator

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Calculator identifies median state-specific medical costs and median absenteeism costs
Clinical practice guidelines on acute viral bronchiolitis vary in quality

Bronchiolitis Clinical Practice Guidelines Vary in Quality

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Highest scoring domains are 'score and purpose' and 'clarity of presentation'
Exercise has a positive effect on several measures of heart function as well as overall quality of life for patients with pulmonary hypertension

Exercise Appears Safe, Beneficial for Patients With Pulmonary HTN

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Meta-analysis of supervised exercise programs with lower levels of intensity
Physician access for pharmaceutical representatives is continuing to decline

For Pharma Reps, Access to Physicians Continuing to Drop

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Only 47 percent of prescribers considered accessible in 2015, compared with 55 percent in 2013
After functional endoscopic sinus surgery

Sleep Quality Up After Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

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Procedure improves sleep and quality of life in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis