Juvenile offenders may realize they live a risky life, but that doesn't seem to motivate them to change it
Youth who think they are likely to get HIV are at greater risk for later substance abuse problems and risky sexual behaviors, but this perception doesn't cause them to reduce their substance use and change their behavior.
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"Waiting room medicine" may be technically feasible, but it is wrong
Emergency department physicians are devising an ever-expanding list of workarounds to deal with ED overcrowding, but the author argues that their success in doing so perhaps enables abuse of patients rather than their protection.
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No link found between particulate matter air pollution and venous thromboembolism
There is little evidence of an association between short- or long-term exposure to particulate matter air pollution and venous thromboembolism; and no evidence that hormone therapy is modifing such a link.
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Men are bothered by urinary, sexual, and bowel problems resulting from prostate cancer treatment
Findings of this study suggest that measurement of health related quality of life after prostate cancer treatment should incorporate the distress that patients experience from urinary, sexual, and bowel problems resulting from prostate cancer treatment.
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Prospective payment for inpatient rehabilitation facilities leads to worse patient health outcomes
Competition in the inpatient rehabilitation market seems to result in worse health outcomes, but effects may vary by condition.
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Anita Chandra Discusses Supporting the Needs of Veterans and Their Families
RAND Behavioral Scientist Anita Chandra outlines current and past RAND research that focuses on the issues that affect veterans, the military, and their families.
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