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Medicare Rule May Needlessly Extend Hospital Stay

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Publish date: August 19, 2015

(Reuters Health) - A decades old Medicare rule requiring a three-day hospital stay before patients can transfer to skilled nursing facilities may need...

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Better Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis Outcomes at Higher-Volume Institutions

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Publish date: August 18, 2015

NEW YORK - In-hospital mortality and bleeding rates after catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) of lower extremity proximal deep vein thrombosis are lo...

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Inflammation Contributes to Effect of Diabetes on Brain

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Publish date: August 17, 2015

NEW YORK - Inflammation may contribute to impaired cerebral vasoregulation in type 2 diabetes, research suggests. In a two-year study, participants...

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Triple Therapy May Increase Major Bleeding in Older Patients with Acute MI, AF

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Publish date: August 14, 2015

NEW YORK - Compared with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), triple therapy increases the risk of major bleeding without altering the rates of myocardia...

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Similar Early Outcomes in nvAF Regardless of Anticoagulant Type

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Publish date: August 13, 2015

NEW YORK - In the early months of anticoagulant treatment, patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (nvAF) have similar rates of bleeding and art...

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China's Healthcare Reform Drive Stuck in First Gear

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Publish date: August 12, 2015

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Li Tiantian, a Chinese doctor turned tech entrepreneur, is a leading light of the country's much-trumpeted healthcare reform driv...

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Maintaining Board Certification Has High Hidden Cost

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Publish date: August 11, 2015

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) maintenance-of-certification (MOC) program could cost $5.7 billion in physi...

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Many Older Acute MI Patients Don't Complete Rehab

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Publish date: August 11, 2015

(Reuters Health) - Most older adults who are hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction do not attend even one of the recommended cardiac rehabilita...

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Hospitalization Rates Higher in Young Adult Cancer Survivors

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Publish date: August 6, 2015

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young adult cancer survivors will continue to have high hospitalization rates over time, a Canadian study shows. ...

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Some Public Hospitals Win, Others Lose with Obamacare

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Publish date: August 5, 2015

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A year and a half after the Affordable Care Act brought widespread reforms to the U.S.

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Eye Bleeds: Risk From Warfarin Transition?

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Publish date: August 4, 2015

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients transitioning from warfarin to rivaroxaban for atrial fibrillation, who are taking both drugs before dropping war...

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Order of Food During a Meal May Influence Blood Sugar

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Publish date: August 3, 2015

(Reuters Health) - Overweight and obese people with type 2 diabetes may feel better after a meal if they start it off with vegetables or proteins and ...

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Getting in Shape May Help Reduce Irregular Heart Rhythm

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Publish date: July 31, 2015

(Reuters Health) - For overweight and obese people with atrial fibrillation, improving cardiorespiratory fitness with exercise may help to reduce or e...

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NSAIDS May Increase Kidney Risks with High Blood Pressure

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Publish date: July 30, 2015

(Reuters Health) - Patients with hypertension who regularly take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may increase their risk of developing ...

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Rivaroxaban Less Expensive for Low-Risk VTE

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Publish date: July 29, 2015

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For patients with low-risk venous thromboembolism (VTE) who can safely be discharged from the emergency department, rivaro...