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Risk models for hernia recurrence don’t hold up to external validation
Five common variable selection strategies failed to produce a statistical model that accurately predicted ventral hernia recurrence.
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Senate sends 21st Century Cures bill to president
With little debate and less dissent, the Senate passed the 21st Century Cures bill and sent it to President Obama for his promised signature.
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Skin cancer a concern in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients
As survival rates among pediatric organ transplant recipients grow, so do the rates of cutaneous malignancy later in life for this population, who...
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AGA Guideline: Preventing Crohn’s recurrence after resection
Patients whose Crohn’s disease fully remits after resection should not wait for endoscopic recurrence to start tumor-necrosis-factor inhibitors or...
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Trump HHS nominee could curb regulations, reshape health insurance
Tom Price is an orthopedic surgeon who’s spent 12 years in the House of Representatives. His record demonstrates that he opposes the ACA, supports...
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Aspirin use linked to increased ICH in trauma patients
WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – Among a group of anticoagulated trauma patients, those on aspirin had the highest rate and risk of intracranial hemorrhage,...
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House passes 21st Century Cures bill
H.R. 34 gained more support on the House floor than did a last year’s bill. To gain that support and ensure Senate approval, funding for key...
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Slavitt to Trump administration: Keep the CMS Innovation Center
WASHINGTON – The transition from volume-based payment to value-based payment “can’t work as well without a CMS Innovation Center that can move...
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Ultrasound effective in diagnosing occult hernia in women
ORLANDO – Physical exam plus ultrasound is a low-cost, noninvasive way to diagnose occult hernia in women with unexplained chronic pelvic pain.
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SYNTAX analysis: Making the case for CABG over PCI
Physicians should clearly communicate to patients with complex multivessel artery disease the key findings of the SYNTAX trial.
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Early TIPS effective in high-risk cirrhosis patients, but still underutilized
BOSTON – A new study confirms that high-risk cirrhosis patients treated early with a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt have increased...