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Obesity Treatment Costs
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- Whitney McKnight
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Thrombosis precautions in IBD not met in two-thirds of high-risk cases
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- Whitney McKnight
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Psychoeducation, compliance contracts curb postsurgery alcohol abuse
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- Whitney McKnight
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VTE rate not an accurate measure of hospital quality
- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Major finding: Hospitals that adhered consistently to VTE reduction protocols had higher rates of VTE, although not significantly so (P = .03).
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Diet drinks’ link to cardiometabolic disease elusive
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- Whitney McKnight
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DVT risk higher in cardiac and vascular surgery patients
- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Major finding: Of the 2,669,772 patients studied, 18,512 (0.69%) had DVTs during surgery.
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Cognitive impairment at baseline linked to poorer bariatric surgery outcomes
- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
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Obese and overweight adults lost significant weight on vegetarian, vegan diets
- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Major finding: Plant-based diets, without calorie restriction, led to nearly twice as much weight loss as diets that included meat in 63 obese and...
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Vegetarian, Vegan Diets for Weight Loss?
- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Major finding: Plant-based diets, without calorie restriction, led to nearly twice as much weight loss as diets that included meat in 63 obese and...
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Gastric bypass associated with reversal of aging process
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- Whitney McKnight
Major finding: Significant increases in telomere length were observed after gastric bypass in individuals with high baseline CRP or LDL...
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Ready or not? Most ICUs not as prepared for disaster as they think
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- Whitney McKnight
Major finding: Although 78% of ICU staff had never performed a vertical ICU evacuation drill, only 23% admitted to feeling "inadequately trained"...
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Ready or not? Most ICUs not as prepared for disaster as they think
- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Major finding: Although 78% of ICU staff had never performed a vertical ICU evacuation drill, only 23% admitted to feeling "inadequately trained"...
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Electrocautery incision of lymph nodes improved biopsy yield
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- Whitney McKnight
Major finding: EBUS-guided lymph node biopsies made after electrocautery incision improved biopsy yields from 39% to 71% in 38 lymph nodes. Data...
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Embracing change is the only option in ACA era
- Author:
- Whitney McKnight
Major finding: Private physicians may be unprepared for how drastically the ACA will change their practice.Data source: Expert analysis from CHEST...
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Under ACA, practices risk tripping over antitrust regulations
- Author:
- Whitney McKnight