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Patients with low-risk prostate or breast cancer may have higher or lower odds of getting an unnecessary imaging based on geography

Where You Live May Impact Use of Unnecessary Imaging

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Doctors tend to order more imaging technologies in the Northeast, researchers found
Cochlear implants not only boost hearing in seniors with severe hearing loss

Cochlear Implantation Associated With Improved Cognition

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Older people with severe hearing loss who received the devices had less depression, better mental skills
While some thinking skills begin to decline as one ages

Emotional Intelligence Peaks in Middle Age

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Overall knowledge base highest for seniors
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
For patients with early-onset colorectal cancer

Frequency of Germline TP53 Mutations ID’d in Early-Onset CRC

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Germline mutations detected at a frequency of 1.3 percent in patients with early-onset colorectal cancer
Management of pain is an important component in improving the quality of care in hospitals from a patient's perspective

Patients Say Pain Control Is Key to Quality of Care in Hospitals

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Patient-provider shared decision-making may improve pain outcomes
A new model has been proposed for classification of hypersensitivity/allergic diseases ahead of the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases

New Model Proposed for Hypersensitivity/Allergic Disease

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International collaboration validated classification proposal using crowdsourcing
Based on current demographics and utilization of primary care services

Researchers Estimate Physician Shortage for 2035

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Additional 1,700 primary care residency slots will be necessary by 2035 based on current production
Kidneys from deceased donors that have acute injuries are frequently discarded

Damaged Kidneys May Still Be Viable in Transplant

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For reasons that are unclear, certain organs even performed better six months after transplant
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued final recommendations for the cleaning and sterilization of medical devices used in invasive procedures. The updated rules

FDA Updates Recs for Cleaning of Reusable Med Devices

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Updated rules in response to contaminated duodenoscopes