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Retail clinics less likely to be located in underserved communities

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created May 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Despite reports indicating that placement of retail clinics are determined by physician shortages and higher uninsured populations, these clinics appear to be located in more advantaged neighborhoods, according to a report ...





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Both distress and fatigue impact resident physician errors, study finds

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created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mayo Clinic researchers report that distress and fatigue among medical residents are independent contributors to self-perceived medical errors. The findings appear today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) ...


Mayo Clinic researchers study health care reform

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created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Results of a Mayo Clinic survey published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that while physicians are open to being involved in health care reform discussions, some opposition may exist.


Study results raise questions about vertebroplasty for osteoporotic spinal compression fractures

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that relief of pain from vertebral compression fractures, as well as improvement in pain-related dysfunction, were similar in patients treated with vertebroplasty and those ...


Barrett's esophagus patients have same survival rates as general population

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New Mayo Clinic research has found that survival rates of patients with Barrett's esophagus, which can be a precursor for esophageal cancer, are no different than the survival rates for the general population. These findings ...


Scientists review deep brain stimulation to treat psychiatric diseases

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created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pioneering therapeutic trials to investigate the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in hard-to-treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette's syndrome are underway at multiple medical centers ...


Mayo Clinic tests non-incision, endoscopic ulcer repair

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created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mayo Clinic surgical researchers are reporting a 93 percent success rate in recent animal tests of endoscopic repair of perforated ulcers. The goal is to advance the use of an endoscope -- which allows access to organs through ...


Mayo researchers find anesthesia not harmful for babies during birth process

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created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that children exposed to anesthesia during Cesarean section are not at any higher risk for learning disabilities later in life than children not delivered by C-section. These findings are ...


Personality traits influencing weight loss

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Being too optimistic could harm weight loss efforts. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal, BioPsychoSocial Medicine, reveals the psychological characteristics that may contribute to weight loss.


Health clinic conditions may be to blame for decrease in primary care physicians

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created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adverse work conditions may be to blame for the decline in the number of primary care physicians nationwide, according to a study published in the latest issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.


Cardiovascular fitness not affected by cancer treatment

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created May 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The cardiovascular fitness level of cancer survivors is not affected by many standard cancer therapies, say researchers from Georgetown University Medical Cancer. That is the finding of a new observational study to be presented ...



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