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August 2013 - FRMC

Albiglutide Injection to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
08/15/2013
Chicago—After 104 weeks of treatment, patients with type 2 diabetes who received albiglutide in combination with metformin had statistically and clinically significant glucose reductions compared with patients who took sitagliptin,...
Chicago—After 104 weeks of treatment, patients with type 2 diabetes who received albiglutide in combination with metformin had statistically and clinically significant glucose reductions compared with patients who took sitagliptin,...
Chicago—After 104 weeks of...
08/15/2013
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Management Strategies for Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
08/14/2013
A trial of obese patients with type 2 diabetes found that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery had greater weight loss than management programs. 
A trial of obese patients with type 2 diabetes found that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery had greater weight loss than management programs. 
A trial of obese patients with...
08/14/2013
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Oncology Clinical Trials: Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov
08/14/2013
Noting a lack of data required to correctly identify the characteristics of current oncology trials and the ability of those trials to advance care, researchers recently conducted a comprehensive analysis of the national oncology clinical...
Noting a lack of data required to correctly identify the characteristics of current oncology trials and the ability of those trials to advance care, researchers recently conducted a comprehensive analysis of the national oncology clinical...
Noting a lack of data required...
08/14/2013
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Diagnosing Sarcoidosis: Endosonography versus Bronchoscopy
08/14/2013
The incidence of sarcoidosis, a multisystem granulomatous disease of unclear etiology, is, according to researchers, high, with up to 40 cases per 100,000 individuals. In addition, mortality related to sarcoidosis is increasing. The disease...
The incidence of sarcoidosis, a multisystem granulomatous disease of unclear etiology, is, according to researchers, high, with up to 40 cases per 100,000 individuals. In addition, mortality related to sarcoidosis is increasing. The disease...
The incidence of sarcoidosis, a...
08/14/2013
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Management of Patients with Parkinson Disease via Telemedicine
08/14/2013
For patients with Parkinson disease (PD), access to care may be limited by distance, disability, and distribution of physicians. It is estimated that 40% of Medicare beneficiaries with PD have not seen a neurologist.
For patients with Parkinson disease (PD), access to care may be limited by distance, disability, and distribution of physicians. It is estimated that 40% of Medicare beneficiaries with PD have not seen a neurologist.
For patients with Parkinson...
08/14/2013
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Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening in Older Men
08/14/2013
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening in older men, including those with serious comorbidity, is common practice in spite of recommendations against PSA screening in that population. The recommendations against PSA screening in men with...
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening in older men, including those with serious comorbidity, is common practice in spite of recommendations against PSA screening in that population. The recommendations against PSA screening in men with...
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)...
08/14/2013
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Nighttime Intensivist Staffing in a Medical ICU
08/14/2013
Studies show that intensivist physicians improve patient outcomes in intensive care units (ICUs).
Studies show that intensivist physicians improve patient outcomes in intensive care units (ICUs).
Studies show that intensivist...
08/14/2013
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Coverage of ED Visits for Young Adults under the ACA
08/14/2013
One of the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) became effective on September 23, 2010. As of that date and in all states, all adults between 19 and 25 years of age are eligible for health insurance coverage...
One of the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) became effective on September 23, 2010. As of that date and in all states, all adults between 19 and 25 years of age are eligible for health insurance coverage...
One of the provisions of the...
08/14/2013
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Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly Service Model Improves Outcomes
08/14/2013
Older adults admitted to the hospital for acute medical problems are at risk for adverse events both during and after the hospitalization. Possible events include pressure ulcers, falls, hospital-acquired infections, functional decline,...
Older adults admitted to the hospital for acute medical problems are at risk for adverse events both during and after the hospitalization. Possible events include pressure ulcers, falls, hospital-acquired infections, functional decline,...
Older adults admitted to the...
08/14/2013
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Kaiser: Medicare Advantage 2013 Spotlight
08/14/2013


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Despite concerns that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act would lead to reductions in Medicare Advantage (MA) plan enrollments, 14.4 million Americans were enrolled in a MA plan as of March 2013, an increase of >12 million over...
Despite concerns that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act would lead to reductions in Medicare Advantage (MA) plan enrollments, 14.4 million Americans were enrolled in a MA plan as of March 2013, an increase of >12 million over...
Despite concerns that the...
08/14/2013
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