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Pneumococcal vaccine protects older adults from developing pneumococcal bacteremia but does not prevent community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), according to a new study from Group Health Cooperative in Seattle.
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The age of athletes with ACL injury may be an important factor to consider when planning sport-injury rehabilitation programs.
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Health care providers should take into account psychological, as well as physical, factors when considering patients readiness for surgery.
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, is using the Internet and high-speed telephone lines to transmit digital photographs of diabetes patients eyes to centralized evaluation centers, where technicians then look for evidence of disease.
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Background on heart attack and heart attack treatment from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in Bethesda, MD.
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By incorporating a system of reminders, standing orders, and checklists into routine care, hospitals in Michigan significantly improved the percentage of patients receiving certain proven treatments and lifestyle counseling for heart attack patients.
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It would be nice if all quality issues could be solved at once, but the truth is that improvement is an evolutionary process. Since you simply cant fix everything at the same time, this places a premium on the ability to set priorities, quality experts say.
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