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Medicaid patients 5.5 times more likely to get cataract surgery than VA patients, study finds
Patients seen at private facilities reimbursed by Medicare were more than 550 percent more likely to have routine cataract surgery than those who received their care from the Department of Veterans ...
16 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Residency match results not encouraging for adults needing primary care
The number of U.S. medical students choosing internal medicine residencies inched higher from 2009 but not enough to significantly impact the shortage of primary care physicians.
15 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Bailout stenting successful treatment for infants with constricted aortas
Cardiac interventionalists and surgeons at University Clinic in Leuven, Belgium have achieved successful stent implantation and follow-up coarctectomy in premature infants suffering from aortic ...
16 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Efforts to steer patients to lower-cost physicians may be based on misleading rankings, study finds
Increasingly common insurance plans that encourage patients to receive care from physicians who keep medical costs lower are based on unreliable estimates of doctor performance and may not achieve ...
Wed 17 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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FDA OK's implanted hearing system
WASHINGTON, March 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval Wednesday of the first totally implanted hearing system.
Wed 17 Mar 10 from UPI
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Staples lead to higher risk of infection after joint surgery than traditional stitches
Using metal staples to close wounds after orthopaedic (joint) surgery can lead to a greater risk of infection than using traditional nylon sutures, concludes a study published in the British ...
Wed 17 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Novel 'medical home' program for pediatric patients, families cuts ER visits in half
For parents of children with multiple medical problems, keeping up with countless doctor's appointments, ongoing tests and a variety of medications can be overwhelming, especially for those ...
Tue 16 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Integrated care can cut chronic back pain work disability by 4 months
A programme of integrated care, directed at both the patient and the workplace, can help people with chronic low back pain return to work, on average, four months earlier than those receiving ...
Wed 17 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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London seminar offering free IVF from Virginia clinic sparks controversy
A Virginia infertility clinic sparked an international ethical controversy Wednesday by sponsoring a seminar in London that gave away an attempt to get pregnant using an American woman's eggs.
Wed 17 Mar 10 from The Washington Post
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Women More Likely to Die After Heart Attack
A large study found that among patients admitted to the hospital for a heart attack, women were far less likely than men to get angiography to find vessel blockages or angioplasty to clear them.
Tue 16 Mar 10 from FOXNews
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