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Diffusion tensor imaging and cognitive assessment can identify predictive signs of hypertension-induced vascular cognitive impairment

New Imaging Technique Detects HTN-Linked Cognitive Impairment

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Findings for diffusion tensor imaging and cognitive assessment
Physicians

Docs in Productivity Models Likely to Encounter Compensation Caps

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Physicians, especially those working in a productivity model, must understand compensation caps
Choosing preferred activities for a work break and taking a break earlier in the shift are linked to more resource recovery after a break

Mid-Morning May Be Best Time for Workday Break

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Longer breaks, frequent short breaks linked to more resource recovery than infrequent short breaks
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
Advanced imaging technology has increased diagnosis rates of thyroid cancer over the past decade; however

‘Epidemic of Diagnosis’ in Thyroid Cancer

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Many cases involve low-risk tumors where treatments could carry greater risks than benefits
Radiation and chemotherapy can cause structural changes in the healthy brain tissue of patients with glioblastoma brain tumors

Chemoradiation for Glioblastoma Takes Toll on Brain

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Structural changes include reduced gray matter volume and ventricular enlargement
There is substantial variability between radiologists and technologists in recommendation rates for additional imaging during ultrasound interpretation

Substantial Variability Among Clinicians in Imaging Recs

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Various patient, examination factors do not affect frequency of additional ultrasound
The risks of developing an ipsilateral breast event and an invasive IBE increased over time for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ who were selected on the basis of favorable clinical and pathologic characteristics for surgical excision without radiation

Ipsilateral Breast Event Risk Higher Over Time With DCIS

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Findings in patients with surgery, no radiation based on favorable clinical factors
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
Many patients receive surgical and medical oncology care from different hospitals

Oncology Care Often Received at Multiple Hospitals

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More than a third of colon cancer patients in study get care from different facilities