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Physicians find solutions in the face of disaster

■ Although such events are tragic, they move medicine forward by providing physicians critical lessons in emergency preparedness and response, medical experts say.

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Infectious diseases weigh on primary care (ACP annual meeting)

■ Internists increasingly are managing complex communicable illnesses. The American College of Physicians meeting offered the latest guidance on such diseases.

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Obesity care: When the problems outpace the solutions

■ Physicians on the front lines talk tactics in getting their adult patients to lose weight but face substantial obstacles that frustrate them and their patients.

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Tool prioritizes guidance from the Preventive Services Task Force

■ The mathematical model helps doctors determine the most appropriate recommendations to use from the expert panel to improve a patient's health.

Health professionals need plans for providing care in a crisis

■ An IOM report encourages emergency planning to enable thoughtful decision-making when facilities face challenges such as evacuation, patient capacity or equipment shortages.

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� FDA turns harsh light on menthol cigarettes to snuff them out - Aug. 5
� Elderly with anemia have increased risk of dementia - Aug. 5
� More brain injury awareness needed to curb concussions, CDC says - July 29
� Elevated blood pressure an increasing problem for children, teens - July 29
� Men say doctors often don't give in-depth advice on PSA test - July 22
� Americans exercising more, but obesity rates keep rising - July 22
� Physicians find solutions in the face of disaster - July 15
� Parents’ smoking habits can be curbed at child patient visits - July 15
� Programs deliver success for overweight, diabetic patients - July 8
� New clinic at Mayo focuses on C. diff treatment and research - July 8
� Young HIV patients — less awareness, less medical care - July 1
� CDC gives more evidence to sway the reluctant on HPV vaccine - July 1
� Project tallies lifetime radiation from health scans - June 24
� Hypoglycemia raises dementia risk in older diabetics - June 24

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Infectious diseases weigh on primary care (ACP annual meeting)

Infectious diseases weigh on primary care (ACP annual meeting)

■ Internists increasingly are managing complex communicable illnesses. The American College of Physicians meeting offered the latest guidance on such diseases.

Obesity care: When the problems outpace the solutions

Obesity care: When the problems outpace the solutions

■ Physicians on the front lines talk tactics in getting their adult patients to lose weight but face substantial obstacles that frustrate them and their patients.

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� Doctors urged to use 5-question tool to screen for frailty - June 17
� Rising COPD rates in women contradict disease perceptions - June 17
� Opioid abuse crackdown puts heroin back in style - June 10
� Smoking fades in teen movies to leave new vice: alcohol - June 10
� Bad encounters may prompt obese patients to doctor-shop - June 3
� DSM-5 finally debuts, markedly changed from earlier editions - June 3
� IOM challenges traditional advice on low-sodium diet - May 27
� Study details which exercises fight depression - May 27
� New HIV guidelines make screening even more routine - May 20
� Targeted C. diff screenings uncovered asymptomatic infections - May 20

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Slide show: Neil Nelson, MD: 2012 Country Doctor of the Year

■ The award is given out each year to an outstanding rural physician. But "Doc Nelson" faces many of the same challenges as his urban counterparts.

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� Care for back pain often out of sync with medical guidelines - Aug. 14
� Diabetes prevention: Set on a course for lifestyle change - Aug. 12
� Multimedia: What free screenings does the ACA require? - Aug. 12
� Brief: Electronic health tool aims to improve personalized care - Aug. 12
� Medicaid's muddled preventive care picture - Aug. 12
� Tool prioritizes guidance from the Preventive Services Task Force - Aug. 12
� Retail clinic convenience charms new audience: parents - Aug. 12
� Investigators probe self-referrals for prostate cancer radiation - Aug. 9
� Cardiologists take issue with study on echocardiogram overuse - Aug. 7
� Brief: Medical studies often overturn standards of care - Aug. 5
� Elderly with anemia have increased risk of dementia - Aug. 5
� Brief: House panel approves HIV organ donor research bill - Aug. 5

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� Mobile telemedicine clinics treat low-income children - Aug. 13
� Diabetes prevention: Set on a course for lifestyle change - Aug. 12
� Column: Spotlighting 5 medical treatments that may be overused - Aug. 12
� Brief: Doctors sometimes overprescribe strongest antibiotics - Aug. 12
� Brief: Electronic health tool aims to improve personalized care - Aug. 12
� Doctors get higher scores from patients more involved in care - Aug. 12
� Doctor-assisted suicide laws pose hospice care dilemmas - Aug. 12
� Tool prioritizes guidance from the Preventive Services Task Force - Aug. 12
� Retail clinic convenience charms new audience: parents - Aug. 12
� Brief: Health care-associated infections cost $45 billion annually - Aug. 5
� Brief: Illicit drug use rising among pregnant women - Aug. 5

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� Diabetes prevention: Set on a course for lifestyle change - Aug. 12
� Multimedia: What free screenings does the ACA require? - Aug. 12
� Brief: Appellate court blocks ban on supersized sodas - Aug. 12
� Brief: Doctors sometimes overprescribe strongest antibiotics - Aug. 12
� Medicaid's muddled preventive care picture - Aug. 12
� Tool prioritizes guidance from the Preventive Services Task Force - Aug. 12
� Health professionals need plans for providing care in a crisis - Aug. 12
� Brief: Health care-associated infections cost $45 billion annually - Aug. 5
� Brief: Illicit drug use rising among pregnant women - Aug. 5
� Brief: HPV vaccine coverage remains low in girls - Aug. 5
� Brief: House panel approves HIV organ donor research bill - Aug. 5
� FDA turns harsh light on menthol cigarettes to snuff them out - Aug. 5

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Diabetes prevention: Set on a course for lifestyle change

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Medicaid's muddled preventive care picture

■ The health system reform law promises no-cost coverage of a lengthy list of screenings and other prevention services, but some beneficiaries still might miss out. Read story

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How to get tax breaks for your medical practice

■ Federal, state and local governments offer doctors incentives because practices are recognized as economic engines. But physicians must know how and where to find them. Read story

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Advance pay ACOs: A down payment on Medicare's future

■ Accountable care organizations that pay doctors up-front bring practice improvements, but it's unclear yet if program actuaries will see a return on investment. Read story

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Medicare SGR reform bill passes key House committee

■ The House Energy and Commerce panel adopts a bipartisan Medicare payment overhaul, but physicians want additional changes on care quality incentives and pay accuracy.

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■ Having a long-standing relationship with a physician doesn't mean parents will take their children to the doctor's office.

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