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Diabetes related complications among Ethiopian Jews-Outcomes of a 10 years cohort study in Israel [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

The context: Immigrants, particularly those moving from lower to higher-income countries, often exhibit a heightened susceptibility to non-communicable diseases, such as Type 2 diabetes (T2D), which may manifest at an earlier age and present with different complications compared to the native population. 0.83, HR 0.70; 95% CI 0.65-0.76,

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Common pregnancy complications may be signals of future stroke risk

Medical Xpress

Women who experience complications during pregnancy face a higher risk of stroke in the following decades, according to research published in the European Heart Journal.

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Nonsilicone, Ultrasound-Guided PICCs Associated With Fewer Complications

Physician's Weekly

Ultrasound-guided catheter insertion and nonsilicone catheters are associated with a lower risk for complications with peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs), according to results from a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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How doctors can stop frivolous lawsuits before they start

KevinMD

All medical malpractice lawsuits stem from complications caused by medical interventions. Some complications are random errors of nature, which are unpreventable. Others are systemic medical errors, caused by medical interventions gone astray. Clinically, a medical error and an error of nature are indistinguishable.

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New development in stem cell transplant for blood cancers set to change 40 years of standard practice

Medical Xpress

Australian researchers have demonstrated that the use of a new, less toxic drug combination after stem cell transplants for leukemia significantly improves patient outcomes post-transplant, reducing the risk of the life-threatening complication of graft versus host disease (GVHD).

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The hidden incentives driving frivolous malpractice lawsuits

KevinMD

What underlies their decision to proceed is their inability to determine which complication results from a systemic medical error in a medical intervention and which is just a random error of nature. Eighty-five thousand medical malpractice lawsuits are filed per year, but the total number of claims reviewed by lawyers is unknown.

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From survival to sovereignty: What 35 years in the ER taught me about identity, mortality, and redemption

KevinMD

A complicated one. I’ve lived a full life. A hard one. A beautiful one. And now, at 61, I’m finally beginning to live an honest one. I was built in survival mode.

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