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Dr. Price light on ACA replacement details at Senate hearing
Politically prudent answers dominated the courtesy hearing before the Senate HELP committee.
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SOFA score may be best to identify sepsis in the ICU
Among critically ill patients admitted to the ICU with a suspected infection, defining sepsis by an increase of two or more points in the...
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LMWH trumps unfractionated heparin in reducing posttrauma thrombotic events
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Screen opioid users for depression, study recommends
Opioid prescribing should be combined with both screening and treatment of depression, a new study shows.
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Senate, House take first step toward repealing ACA
With a Jan. 12 early morning procedural passed on party lines, the Senate has set the stage for the repeal of the revenue aspects of the...
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Older adults can sustain asymptomatic cervical fractures
Silent cervical fractures may be common among older trauma patients, a retrospective study has determined.
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Study: Docs could see financial losses under partial ACA repeal
An expected partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act will hit physicians’ bottom line, according to a new analysis from the Urban Institute.
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Survey: Docs see health care improvements as unlikely in 2017
Physicians appear to be quite pessimistic about the chances for improving health care quality, costs, and access, according to a survey conducted...
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What’s in store for CMS under Seema Verma?
Former CMS administrators discuss possible changes to Medicaid under the Trump administration nominee and future challenges for the agency.
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High-intensity statins cut amputations and mortality in PAD
NEW ORLEANS – High-intensity statin therapy in patients with peripheral artery disease saves lives and limbs.
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Longer follow-up needed to track mesh explantation trends
Mesh explantation usually occurs 1-3 years after implantation and triples the operative costs of the original ventral hernia repair.