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Respiratory illness is the most common pediatric emergency in ambulatory settings
Psychiatric and behavioral illness, seizures, and syncope were other common pediatric emergencies in ambulatory settings.
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Valsartan recalls: FDA, manufacturers issue advisories
To address concerns regarding the voluntary recall of some valsartan products, affected drugmakers and the FDA have issued advisories for...
From the Journals
National Academies issues 5-step plan to address infections linked to opioid use disorder
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Medicare’s bundled pay plan didn’t deliver big cost savings
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Later diagnosis predicts poorer outcomes in adult-diagnosed cystic fibrosis
A study adds to the limited data on adults diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.
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For smokers, the ends may not justify the ENDS
Smokers who used electronic nicotine delivery systems were more likely to try to quit but less likely to succeed.
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Sweeping reductions to documentation included in Medicare fee schedule proposal
E&M changes alone could save you 51 hours a year, CMS officials estimate.
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Sleep may mediate healthy behavior in children
Sleep may mediate a cyclical relationship with diet and activity in children to influence body weight.
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New hypertension guidelines would add nearly 16 million new diagnoses
A new analysis estimates that adopting the 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines would add 15 million Americans to the ranks of the hypertensives,...
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Primary efficacy not met by new M. tuberculosis vaccine strategies
“These encouraging findings provide an impetus to reevaluate the use of BCG revaccination of populations that are free of M. tuberculosis...
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Algorithm shows promise in calculating CV risk in sleep apnea patients
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What might Kavanaugh confirmation mean for ACA, abortion access?
Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Trump on July 9.
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Plan to ‘Learn by Doing’ at the CHEST Annual Meeting 2018
Dr. David Schulman gives a preview of the CHEST Annual Meeting highlights.
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Patch-based AF screening boosts diagnosis rate
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mSToPS breaks ground as a ‘pragmatic’ randomized trial
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CMS holds ACA risk adjustment payments following legal ruling
The CMS filed a motion to reconsider following the New Mexico verdict, a hearing of which was held June 21.
Conference Coverage
More than 16% of ED sepsis patients not admitted to hospital
From the Journals
DOACs’ safety affirmed in real-world setting
Direct oral anticoagulants were linked with lower bleeding risk, regardless of reason for use. One shone brightest.
Conference Coverage
New insights into sleep, pregnancy weight gain
BALTIMORE – Sleep time, not eating time, was linked to weight gain in pregnancy.
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Trial finds link between OSA, aortic diameter
BALTIMORE – More evidence was presented of a link between obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease.
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Practice Management
- Sweeping reductions to documentation included in Medicare fee schedule proposal
- What might Kavanaugh confirmation mean for ACA, abortion access?
- CMS holds ACA risk adjustment payments following legal ruling
- Despite U.S. court’s ruling, Medicaid work requirements advance in other states
- Cost led to missed care for 4.5% of Americans in 2017
- Trump administration proposes changes to HHS, FDA
- HHS’s Azar teases changes to APMs
- Administration eases way for small businesses to buy insurance in bulk
- Invasive cardiology sets starting salary standard
- Azar blames PBMs for no drop in prescription prices
