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How Is Mental Health Covered Under Obamacare?

Question by Panoptic Industrial: How is mental health covered under Obamacare?
Is mental health covered by the plans in the insurance exchange? Is an M.A. therapist considered a “specialist doctor” even if they don’t have a medical degree? How do… Continue reading

The Impact of Haemodialysis on the Outcomes of Catheter Ablation in Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.

The impact of haemodialysis on the outcomes of catheter ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Europace. 2013 Aug 4;
Takigawa M, Kuwahara T, Takahashi A, Kobori A, Takahashi Y, Okubo K, Watari Y, Sugiyama T, Kimura S, Takagi… Continue reading

Conservative Multimodal Management of a Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Thyroid.

Conservative multimodal management of a primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the thyroid.

Rare Tumors. 2013 Apr 15; 5(2): 75-8
Natale R, Thariat J, Vedrine PO, Bozec A, Peyrottes I, Marcy PY, Haudebourg J, Pedeutour F, Saâda E, Thyss A

Primitive… Continue reading

Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality of Same-Day Bilateral TKAs: Incidence and Risk Factors.

Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality of Same-day Bilateral TKAs: Incidence and Risk Factors.

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Jul 9;
Poultsides L, Memtsoudis S, Gonzalez Della Valle A, De Martino I, Do HT, Alexiades M, Sculco T

Controversy persists regarding… Continue reading

Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism After Spine Surgery: Incidence and Patient Risk Factors.

Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism After Spine Surgery: Incidence and Patient Risk Factors.

Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2013 Jun; 42(6): 267-270
Schulte LM, O’Brien JR, Bean MC, Pierce TP, Yu WD, Meals C

Anticoagulation after spine… Continue reading

Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Home Palliative Care Services for Adults With Advanced Illness and Their Caregivers.

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of home palliative care services for adults with advanced illness and their caregivers.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Jun 6; 6: CD007760
Gomes B, Calanzani N, Curiale V, McCrone P, Higginson IJ

BACKGROUND: Extensive evidence shows… Continue reading

PROFILEing Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Rethinking Biomarker Discovery.

PROFILEing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: rethinking biomarker discovery.

Eur Respir Rev. 2013 Jun 1; 22(128): 148-152
Maher TM

Despite major advances in the understanding of the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), diagnosis and management of the condition continue to… Continue reading

Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Leading to Stroke.

Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Leading to Stroke.

Chest. 2012 Oct 1; 142(4_MeetingAbstracts): 1007A
Malhotra A, Boppana VS, Martinez-Balzano C, Orellana A

SESSION TYPE: Miscellaneous Student/Resident Case Report PostersPRESENTED ON: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 01:30 PM – 02:30… Continue reading

Large Increases in Spending on Postacute Care in Medicare Point to the Potential for Cost Savings in These Settings.

Large increases in spending on postacute care in medicare point to the potential for cost savings in these settings.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 May; 32(5): 864-72
Chandra A, Dalton MA, Holmes J

Identifying policies that will cut or constrain… Continue reading

The Stochastic Component of the Postural Sway Variability Is Higher in Children With Balance Impairments.

The Stochastic Component of the Postural Sway Variability is Higher in Children with Balance Impairments.

Ann Biomed Eng. 2013 May 4;
Kurz MJ, Arpin DJ, Davies BL, Harbourne R

Children with balance impairments have an increased amount of variability… Continue reading