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Mashup Score: 3
This report of 2 randomized clinical trials evaluates whether bulk ordering, text messaging, and clinician endorsement increase breast cancer screening rates.
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Mashup Score: 23Associations of Milestone Ratings and Certification Examination Scores With Patient Outcomes - 2 day(s) ago
This study examines the association between physicians’ milestone ratings and certification examination scores and hospital outcomes for their patients.
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Mashup Score: 15The Day the Electronic Medical Records System Went Down - 4 day(s) ago
This essay describes the author’s experience of improved patient care and collaboration the day the the electronic medical records system went down.
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Mashup Score: 1When Is It Best to Begin Mammograms, and How Often? - 5 day(s) ago
This Medical News story discusses new USPSTF recommendations about the timing of screening mammograms.
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Mashup Score: 1Emergency Department Use Disparities Among Transgender and Cisgender Medicare Beneficiaries, 2011-2020 - 5 day(s) ago
This cross-sectional study compares emergency department use among transgender and gender-diverse as well as cisgender Medicare beneficiaries.
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Mashup Score: 9Patient Information: Strep Throat - 6 day(s) ago
This JAMA Patient Page describes strep throat, its signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and potential complications.
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Mashup Score: 1Smoking Cessation After Initial Treatment Failure With Varenicline or Nicotine Replacement - 6 day(s) ago
When initial treatment with varenicline or nicotine replacement doesn’t work, does increasing dosage improve smoking cessation rates? Paul Cinciripini, PhD, of MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Department of Behavioral Science, joins JAMA Executive Editor Gregory Curfman, MD, to discuss guidance on the best strategies for smoking cessation following an initial quit attempt.
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Mashup Score: 1
This sequential, multiple assignment randomized trial compares treatment strategies and dosages after abstinence from smoking was not achieved after 6 weeks of first-line therapies.
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Mashup Score: 2Injuries From Conducted Energy Devices - 6 day(s) ago
This cross-sectional study evaluates emergency department visits for physical injuries from use of conducted energy devices by police departments.
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Mashup Score: 8
This cohort study using a target trial emulation approach assesses whether initiating antihypertensive medication is associated with increased fracture risk among older long-term Veterans Health Administration nursing home residents.
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Text messaging women after initial breast cancer screening outreach via either electronic portal or mailings, as well as bulk ordering with or without text messaging, can increase mammogram completion rates, findings show. @shivan_mehta @pennmedicine https://t.co/MraauR1jMv https://t.co/tvw2jpyXNg