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Dr. Michael Kitchell initially welcomed the federal government’s new quality incentives for doctors. His medical group in Iowa has always scored better than most in ...
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(HealthDay News) — Being able to play baseball year-round puts young pitchers in the southern United States at increased risk for an overuse injury in ...
Read More »Violent Video Games Have No Effect on Kids’ Behavior: Study
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Read More »Does Fish Oil Interfere With Cancer Care?
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay THURSDAY, April 2, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Fish oil supplements, and even certain fish, may hinder the effectiveness of cancer-fighting chemotherapy, a new ...
Read More »Hospitals Update The Hated Hospital Gown
Whether a patient is in the hospital for an organ transplant, an appendectomy or to have a baby, one complaint is common: the gown. You ...
Read More »Legal Issues of Removing Patient From Practice Explored
(HealthDay News) — The legal and ethical responsibilities of removing a patient from practice are discussed in an article published March 16 in Medical Economics. The ...
Read More »Man’s Iced Tea Habit May Have Caused Kidney Failure
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