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Among people with asthma

NSAID-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease Prevalent With Asthma

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Prevalence about 9 percent; NERD linked to significant increases in asthma morbidity
An innovative interdisciplinary program

Art Program Hones Med Students’ Visual Observation Skills

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Students become better at observation and appreciate the importance of communication
Most physicians have barely begun to deal with issues relating to documentation associated with the transition to the International Classification of Diseases

Many Doctors Haven’t Started Dealing With ICD-10 Revision

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Tips to ease transition include contacting vendors and health plans, improving documentation
Significantly more adults in Florida and Texas struggle to pay medical bills or pay off medical debt over time compared with residents of New York and California

Medical Debt Burden Higher in Texas, Florida

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California and New York fully expanded Medicaid coverage under ACA, but Texas and Florida did not
Nearly all pharmacists have experienced upswings in the acquisition costs of generic drugs

Pharmacists Raise Concerns for Patient Access to Generic Drugs

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Survey shows it takes one month or longer for PBMs to fix maximum allowed costs underpayments
A new model accurately identifies potential organ donors following cardiac death in neurocritical patients removed from life support. The findings were published online March 21 in the American Journal of Transplantation.

Model Predicts Cardiac Death After Life Support Withdrawal

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Brain death not accepted by Chinese, so model IDs those for organ donation
The diagnostic yield of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration is not influenced by the type of sedation used

Sedation Type Doesn’t Influence Diagnostic Yield in EBUS-TBNA

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Similar diagnostic yield, rate of major complications for moderate sedation, general anesthesia
Physicians have only 45 days to review and dispute reports regarding their financial ties to drug and medical device manufacturers reported under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act

Limited Time Available to Review Sunshine Act Data

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Doctors have limited time period to review financial data and dispute reports before they go public
Stethoscope hygiene is rarely performed by trainee physicians

Med Students, Residents Rarely Perform Stethoscope Hygiene

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After excluding cases prompted by attending doctor, stethoscope hygiene performed in 11 percent
Exposure to tobacco smoke prompts methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria to become even more aggressive

MRSA May Become More Aggressive With Smoke Exposure

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Findings seen in animal, lab research