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• QD: News Every Day--Nonmelanoma skin cancers treated even in patients with limited life expectancies

  
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  Most nonmelanoma skin cancers are treated surgically, regardless of the patients life expectancy, reported a study that encouraged a change in the practice. Researchers conducted a prospective cohort study of consecutive patients diagnosed with nonmelanoma skin cancers at a university-based private practice and a VA ...
  2 weeks ago

• Celebrating Our Older Americans. Unleashing The Power of Aging

  
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  During the month of May, CareNovateMag.com team we will celebrate, appreciate and honor the vitality and aspirations of older adults and their contributions and achievements. This annual celebration of highlighting and celebrating our older adults started in 1963, when President… Read more → The post ...
  3 weeks ago

• Surrogate End Points in Drug Trials: Caveat Emptor

  
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  It seems like such a good idea.  Before a patient takes a new drug, they would like to know that it is going to improve a health outcome they really care about.  Will it make me live longer? Will it lower my risk of becoming disabled? But the problem is that it often takes a long time for a study of a new drug to ...
  3 weeks ago

• QD: News Every Day--Elderly women inappropriately given antibiotics for suspected UTIs

  
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  Nearly half of older women diagnosed with a urinary tract infection (UTI) in an emergency department setting did not have confirmatory findings on urine culture and were given antibiotics inappropriately, a study found. To determine how often older women presenting to an emergency department are diagnosed with a UTI ...
  3 weeks ago

• Do patients need to know they are terminally ill?

  
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  The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has published a couple of interesting pieces this week that might interest you ( controversy alert ahead at the end !). Get a copy of this weeks version and read it! (subscription may be needed for links) First, there is a wonderful piece about an outstanding example of hospital ...
  3 weeks ago

• Leading Home Medical Supplies Retailer Med Supply Shop Spotlights Its Extensive Inventory of Power Wheelchairs

  
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  Online medical supplies vendor Med Supply Shop highlights its newly updated selection of power wheelchairs , transport chairs, and powered scooters. NEW YORK, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –  Med Supply Shop , a trusted provider of high-quality home medical supplies, is currently showcasing its newly updated ...
  4 weeks ago

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