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Conference Highlights: ACEP 2015

Posted by | Nov 3, 2015 | |

New research was presented at ACEP 2015, the American College of Emergency Physicians’ annual meeting, from October 26 to 29 in Boston. The features below highlight some of the studies emerging from the conference....

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Conference Highlights: ACS 2015

Posted by | Nov 2, 2015 | |

New research was presented at ACS 2015, the American College of Surgeons’ annual clinical congress, from October 4 to 8 in Chicago. The features below highlight some of the studies emerging from the conference....

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Is CDI Overdiagnosed?

Posted by | Oct 7, 2015 | |

Researchers at the University of California, Davis suggest that reliance on only molecular tests to diagnose Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) without tests for toxins or host responses appears to result in overdiagnosis,...

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Trends in Breast Cancer

Posted by | Oct 7, 2015 | |

A study of 16 million women aged 40 and older who were followed for 10 years suggests that more breast cancer screenings led to a greater incidence of cancer diagnoses. However, increased screening did not result in decreased...

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