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Issues relating to physician retirement and evaluation of aging physicians before retirement are discussed in a Council on Medical Education report published by the American Medical Association.

AMA Discusses Pre-Retirement Evaluation for Aging Doctors

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Physicians approved development of preliminary assessment guidelines at AMA meeting
Telemedicine can address access and physician workforce shortages and should be encouraged within the framework of the medical home

AAP Evaluates Potential Impact of Telemedicine in Pediatrics

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Telemedicine has potential to improve access and physician workforce shortages
Many people have undiagnosed HIV

CDC Examines Prevalence of Undiagnosed HIV

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Percentage of people living with diagnosed HIV varies from 77 to ≥90 percent
More than one-third of U.S. children and adolescents have been physically assaulted -- mostly by siblings and peers -- in the past year

U.S. Children Experience High Rates of Assault, Abuse

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Long-term effects include poor mental and physical health, researchers say
Paraspinal fat infiltration correlates with high-intensity pain/disability and with structural abnormalities in the lumbar spine

Paraspinal Fat Infiltration Tied to Low Back Pain, Disability

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No correlation for muscle cross-sectional area with low back pain/disability or structure
Maternal hyperglycemia seems not to be a risk factor for obesity in offspring aged 5 to 7 years after adjustment for maternal body mass index

Maternal Hyperglycemia Not Linked to Obesity in Offspring

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Higher maternal fasting plasma glucose not linked to obesity after adjustment for maternal BMI
As the number of smokers in the United States drops

As U.S. Smoking Rate Drops, Smokers More Likely to Quit

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Efforts to discourage the smoking have made it less acceptable, experts say
Migraine surgery may be an effective choice for adolescents who haven't gotten relief from standard treatment

Surgery May Help Adolescents With Frequent Migraines

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Surgery should be reserved for teens whose migraines have not responded to other treatments
A mutation in the H3N2 virus led to a mismatch between it and the H3N2 strain used to create the 2014-2015 vaccine

H3N2 Mutation to Blame for Low Efficacy of 2014-15 Flu Vaccine

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Strain of H3N2 virus that was circulating did not match strain used in vaccine
Nutrition experts are supporting a federal decision to drop recommended restrictions on total fat consumption in the forthcoming 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

U.S. Dietary Guidelines Will No Longer Focus on Fat

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Nutrition experts endorse decision to drop restrictions, focus on quality of food instead