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Americans are 10 times more likely to be killed by guns than people in other developed countries, a new study finds. Compared to 22 other ...
Read More »U.S. Gun-Related Murder Rate 25 Times Higher Than Other Nations
Text Messages From Doctor’s Office Help Patients Take Their Meds
When patients with chronic diseases get text reminders from their doctor’s office to take their medicines, it doubles the chances they will take those drugs ...
Read More »Physicians Tend to Undertreat When Prescribing Statins
Some clinical departments tend to undertreat when prescribing statins, according to a study published in the February issue of the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. ...
Read More »Young Adults Who Smoke Marijuana May Have Difficulty Remembering, uh, err,….
People who smoke marijuana as young adults may have a slightly harder time remembering words by the time they reach middle age, a new study ...
Read More »Heart Surgery Patients Benefit From House Calls
Heart surgery patients who receive home visits from physician’s assistants are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital, a new study finds. They also ...
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