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An invasive strategy using coronary angiography results in a better outcome in elderly patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome

Invasive Strategy Improves Outcome in Elderly With ACS

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Outcome better with coronary angiography for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome
Key steps should be taken to minimize the potential risk of liability resulting from use of telemedicine

AMA: Key Steps for Minimizing Liability Risk in Telemedicine

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Include defining minimum requirement necessary for establishing doctor-patient relationship
Health care workers who are involved in procedures utilizing radiation more often report experiencing work-related musculoskeletal pain

More Musculoskeletal Pain for Workers in Interventional Lab

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Musculoskeletal pain highest among technicians and nurses; lower for physicians, trainees
The number one determining factor for selecting a doctor is whether the physician is in-network

Patients Say Cost Matters Greatly in Choosing Doctor

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Reasons to leave include unprofessional staff, difficulty getting scheduled, long wait to see doctor
New research suggests that a wait-and-watch approach for prostate cancer isn't being used often enough

Radiation Therapy Most Common Treatment for Prostate Cancer

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Research raises concerns about possible overuse of radiation therapy
Doctors appear less likely to get divorced than most other health care professionals

Doctors, Pharmacists Least Likely Health Pros to Divorce

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But women physicians 1.5 times more likely than male counterparts
Fear of discrimination is a major reason why about one-third of lesbian

Fear of Discrimination Keeps Many LGBT Med Students Silent

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Thirty percent of LGBT surveyed said they didn't reveal sexual identity in medical school
Educating women about the possibility of overdiagnosis from mammography screening may make some of them less likely to get the test

Better Informed Women Less Likely to Want Mammogram

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Risks and benefits of routine mammography continue to be debated
Many American women with locally-advanced breast cancer do not receive recommended radiation therapy after mastectomy

Many Women Not Receiving Recommended Radiation Tx

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More than a third with locally-advanced disease don't get treatment aimed at preventing tumor's return
Apology laws

Article Emphasizes Importance of Apology in Medical Error

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Apology laws unnecessary if physicians understand the importance of offering accountability