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Patients discharged to home care vs. nursing facilities have higher rates of hospital readmissions

March 13, 2019 care, discharged, facilities, Have, higher, home, hospital, nursing, of, patients, rates, readmissions, to, vs.

Spending on post-acute care continues to rise in the United States. Today, nearly 90 percent of Medicare patients discharged to

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‘Momo challenge hoax’ prompts parents to help children deal with scary media

March 12, 2019 'Momo, challenge, children, deal, help, hoax', media, Parents, prompts, Scary, to, with

Recently a number of school boards and police services issued statements advising parents of an alleged cyberbullying threat called the

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WHO launches strategy to fight ‘inevitable’ flu pandemics

March 11, 2019 'inevitable', fight, flu, launches, pandemics, strategy, to, Who

The World Health Organization on Monday launched a strategy to protect people worldwide over the next decade against the threat

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Xarelto Generic Is Still Years Away: Here’s How to Save While You Wait – GoodRx

March 9, 2019 -, Away:, Generic, Good(Rx), Here's, How, is, Save, Still, to, wait, While, Xarelto, years, you.

Here’s some information about Xarelto and how you can save.    How popular is Xarelto? Xarelto is the third most

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Endogenous Testosterone Linked to Cardiovascular Disease

March 8, 2019 cardiovascular, disease, Endogenous, Linked, Testosterone, to

THURSDAY, March 7, 2019 — In men, endogenous testosterone may have a causal role in thromboembolism, heart failure, and myocardial

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Promising new drug shows potential to stop progression of sepsis

March 7, 2019 drug, New, of, potential, progression, promising, sepsis, shows, Stop, to

Research into a new breakthrough therapy in the fight against sepsis has shown that the drug has potential to stop

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Hospital-Onset MRSA Decreased From 2002 to 2015

March 7, 2019 2002, 2015, Decreased, From, Hospital-Onset, MRSA, to

WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2019 — Staphylococcus aureus infections are still a concern in the United States, despite a decline seen

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Old drugs bring new hope to a cancer that lacks precision therapy

March 6, 2019 A, bring, cancer, Drugs, Hope, lacks, New, old, precision, that, therapy, to

An estimated 15 to 20 percent of all breast cancer patients are “triple negative.” These unfortunate women lack three crucial

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Bone fractures increasing as seniors walk dogs to stay active

March 6, 2019 active, As, bone, Dogs, fractures, Increasing, seniors, Stay, to, walk

While walking a dog provides older Americans with a valuable outlet for regular, physical activity, a Penn Medicine study has

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Soda, sugar-sweetened beverages linked to more severe symptoms for people with multiple sclerosis

March 6, 2019 beverages, for, Linked, more, multiple, people, sclerosis, severe, soda, sugar-sweetened, symptoms, to, with

For people with multiple sclerosis (MS), drinking around 290 calories per day of soda or other sugar-sweetened beverages, or the

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