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Uncategorized Published - 15 January, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Why doctors marry doctors: Exploring medical marriages

Staff News Writer American Medical Association About 40 percent of physicians are likely to marry another physician or health professional, according to an AMA Insurance Agency Inc. survey of nearly 5,000 doctors. And with about half of physicians reporting at least one symptom of burnout, that means many dual physician households have a heightened risk […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 January, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
US cancer death rate hits milestone: 25 years of decline

Authors: MIKE STOBBE The U.S. cancer death rate has hit a milestone: It’s been falling for at least 25 years, according to a new report. Lower smoking rates are translating into fewer deaths. Advances in early detection and treatment also are having a positive impact, experts say. But it’s not all good news. Obesity-related cancer deaths […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 January, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Sublingual Sufentanil May Be Safe and Effective for Short-Term Acute Pain Management

Sufentanil sublingual tablets (SST) may be effective for the short-term postoperative or emergency department (ED) management of moderate to severe pain in patients with all body mass index (BMI) levels, according to a study to be presented at the 2018 World Congress on Pain in Boston, Massachusetts. Investigators recently submitted a New Drug Application for SST 30 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 January, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Effectiveness of a multistate quality improvement campaign in reducing risk of surgical site infections following hip and knee arthroplasty

Authors: Michael S Calderwood et al BMJ Dec 2018 Background Quality improvement (QI) campaigns appear to increase use of evidence-based practices, but their effect on health outcomes is less well studied. Objective To assess the effect of a multistate QI campaign (Project JOINTS, Joining Organizations IN Tackling SSIs) that used the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Rapid Spread […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 January, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
United States State-Level Variation in the Use of Neuraxial Analgesia During Labor for Pregnant Women

Alexander J. Butwick, MBBS, FRCA, MS et al  JAMA Netw Open. 2018;1(8) Question  Does the prevalence of neuraxial labor analgesia vary across US states? Findings  In this population-based, cross-sectional analysis of 2 625 950 pregnant women who underwent labor, Maine had the lowest adjusted neuraxial analgesia prevalence (36.6%) and Nevada the highest (80.1%). The odds of receiving neuraxial analgesia were 1.5-fold higher […]

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