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If you hire a doctor, you can check to see if there have been any sanctions. If you need a driver for a semi, you can found out if he or she ever failed a drug and alcohol screen.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently recommended that millions of Baby Boomers born from 1945 to 1965 get tested for hepatitis C virus (HCV) so they can take advantage of new treatment options and reduce transmission of the leading cause of liver transplants.
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There has been a lot of talk about how healthcare reform will impact facilities, but how will the way physicians, nurses, and other providers care for patients on a day-to-day basis be impacted?
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A new study demonstrates the superiority of a specific technique to perform anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in children.
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A new quality report from The Joint Commission includes 620 hospitals that are leading the way nationally in using evidence-based care processes closely linked to positive patient outcomes.
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One of the most unpleasant aspects of colorectal cancer screening for many patients is the amount of laxative they must drink the night before. Some become so anxious about drinking so much liquid that they avoid the entire procedure, which puts them at risk of undiagnosed cancer.
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Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are at increased risk of developing acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Furthermore, after hospitalization with ACS, patients with DM are at increased risk of suffering repeat hospitalization for ACS.
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The recently published IST-3 trial has stimulated great interest in the expanded use of intravenous thrombolysis (IV rtPA). Wardlaw and colleagues assessed all of the evidence from published randomized trials for IV rtPA in acute ischemic stroke using a meta-analysis.
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Side effects of finasteride; new ruling on pharmaceutical companies paying generic manufacturers; and FDA actions.