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Warfarin found to increase adverse outcomes among transplant patients IPF
– Warfarin appears to increase the risk of lung transplant or death for patients with fibrotic lung disease who need anticoagulation therapy, Christopher King, MD, said at the American Thoracic Society’s international conference.[[{\"fid\":\"246418\",\"view_mode\":\"medstat_image_flush_left\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_left\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"Dr. Christopher King, medical director, transplant and advanced lung disease ......(full story)
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Cultural competence behaviors linked to higher patient satisfaction scores
DIEGO – Colorectal cancer clinicians who demonstrate high levels of behavioral cultural competence skills are more likely to have higher Press Ganey provider care satisfaction scores, results from a single-center study showed.[[{\"fid\":\"246680\",\"view_mode\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]\":\"Doug Brunk/MDedge News\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]\":\"Dr. Miquell O. Miller\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]\":\"filtered_html\"},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]\":\"Doug Brunk/MDedge News\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]\":\"Dr. Miquell O. Miller\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]\":\"filtered_html\"}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element ......(full story)
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Weight-based teasing may mean further weight gain in children
children who are or are at risk of being overweight or obese, weight-based teasing was associated with further weight and fat gain, according to Natasha A. Schvey, PhD, of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md., and her associates.[[{\"fid\":\"246686\",\"view_mode\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"sad, ......(full story)
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CPAP for infants with OSA is effective with high adherence
– Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is an effective, feasible treatment for infants with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a study.“Positive airway pressure is a common treatment for OSA in children,” wrote Christopher Cielo, DO, of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Sleep ......(full story)
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Skip metastasis rate low in node-negative oral cancers
patients with clinically node-negative oral cavity cancers, the rate of skip metastasis to neck level IV is extremely low, according to authors of a recent meta-analysis.The rate of level IV involvement was about 2.5%, and the rate of skip metastasis was 0.5% ......(full story)
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