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EU set to miss target for halving road deaths by 2020
The EU admitted Tuesday it is unlikely to hit its target of halving road deaths by 2020, saying that efforts
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Major disruptions are frequent in primary care
In primary care practices, sustainability of performance improvements and ability to deliver continuity of care to patients can be adversely
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Genetics of the modern heirs of the Inkas shed new lights about their origins and lineages: The first study on families of documented Inka nobility ancestry shows at least two patrilineal clusters and their origins linked to the lake Titicaca and Southern Cusco region
A multinational South American team from Peru, Brasil and Bolivia led by the Universidad de San Martin de Porres at
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Athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush is in a deconstruction state of mind
Jonathan Bush, the voluble co-founder and CEO of athenahealth, is overhauling the company he founded with Todd Park in 1997.
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Common diabetes drug may also help with nicotine withdrawal
In a mouse study, a drug that has helped millions of people around the world manage their diabetes might also
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Kern Medical taps Cerner for EHR, pop health tools
Kern Medical, a 222-bed acute care teaching hospital in Bakersfield, California, will roll out a Cerner Millennium EHR. The hospital also
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Study found people would rather pop a pill or sip tea than exercise to treat high blood pressure
In a survey to assess treatment preferences for high blood pressure, respondents were more likely to choose a daily cup
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Organoids created from patients’ bladder cancers could guide treatment: Custom 3-D mini-tumors mimic individual patient’s cancer
Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) and NewYork-Presbyterian researchers have created patient-specific bladder cancer organoids that mimic many of the
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ALS, rare dementia share genetic link
Nearly half of all patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neuromuscular disorder, develop cognitive problems that affect memory
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