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More than 300 students and staff at Olathe Northwest High School were tested last week after a reported case of tuberculosis at the school. The testing identified 27 more people with tuberculosis infection

Over Two Dozen Test Positive for TB at Kansas High School

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Officials testing all who might have been in close contact with the first confirmed case of TB
As health officials in Kansas struggle with an outbreak of tuberculosis at a local high school

CDC: Decline in TB Rates in the United States Slowing Down

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2013 decrease is smallest seen in more than a decade
Interventions can increase blood culture ordering in children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia

Interventions Up Blood Culture Ordering in Pediatric Pneumonia

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Increase in blood cultures for kids hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia; no impact on LOS
Implementation of a culture-based screening algorithm in 2007 reduced the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) among immigrants and refugees bound for the United States

Culture-Based Screening Algorithm Cuts TB in Immigrants

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Reduction in incidence of TB among newly arrived, foreign-born persons in the United States
The Obama Administration reported Monday the largest drop in the number of Americans without health insurance since the Johnson administration expanded health coverage through Medicare and Medicaid 50 years ago.

More Than 16 Million Americans Have Gained Coverage Under ACA

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White House announces historic drop in number of uninsured Americans
The process of selecting and preparing for a fellowship training program

Tips Provided for Residents Applying to Fellowship Training

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Specific tips provided for those applying to pulmonary, critical care medicine fellowship training
For emergency department patients with pneumonia

Real-Time Decision Support Tool Aids ER Pneumonia Patients

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Post deployment, significantly lower mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia
Medical specialties vary by gender

Gender-Specific Variation in Medical Specialties

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About 85 percent of ob-gyn residents are female, while more males in surgery, emergency medicine
Your voice may be the key to landing a new job

Getting Heard May Be Key to Getting New Job

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Pitch for job was more convincing when evaluators heard it than when they read it
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is listening to physicians and wants to address the regulatory burdens they face

HHS Wants to Help Restore Joy of Medicine

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Agency listening to physicians and addressing concerns including EHR usability, meaningful use