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In 2007, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 26% of HIV/AIDS diagnoses among adolescents and adults were among females.
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Dabigatran vs warfarin: Less bleeding?; Does SHBG increase risk of diabetes?; Effect of CYP2C19 variants on clopidogrel; Denosumab for osteoporosis; CRP and HTN treatment;
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Some experts suggest that there is no question that programs transitioning nursing home patients to community-based services save money and are better for patients.
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides significant funding to create a national health information network for the exchange of electronic health records.
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About 45,000 office-based physicians are eligible for up to $63,750 over six years to improve and maintain their health information technology (HIT) systems, as long as they see at least 30% Medicaid beneficiaries, or 20% for pediatricians, and demonstrate "meaningful use" of HIT, according to a new analysis by researchers at The George Washington University, funded through the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative.
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A doctor treating a patient with diabetes has no idea that his patient is also being treated for schizophrenia. Likewise, the patient's psychiatrist doesn't know he's treating a diabetic. As a result, the care received by the patient is not optimal and could even be harmful.
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A growing number of states are providing health coverage to legal immigrant children and pregnant women through Medicaid or other state programs, under the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA).
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