Information Shocks, Legal Liability and Physician Decisions
ABSTRACT Physician adoption of new information about a medical procedure can affect patient outcomes. Medical malpractice law may influence physician use of such information. We analyze how physician reactions to information shocks regarding vaginal births after cesarean sections (VBACs) in the 1990s were mediated by tort reform and the standard used ...
David Mushinski, Sammy Zahran
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Quality of life of women with gestational diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care hospital, Ajman, UAE: A cross-sectional descriptive study : Quality of life of women with gestational diabetes mellitus. [PDF]
Mandavi RA +4 more
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Pregnancy outcomes in women with cesarean section scar defects and secondary infertility after vaginal repair: a multicenter observational cohort analysis. [PDF]
Yin Y, Wang Y, Chen H, Wang X.
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What's New? Persistent infection with high‐risk human papillomavirus (HPV) causes most invasive cervical cancer cases, leading many countries to transition from cytology to primary HPV‐based screening. Despite the benefits, HPV‐based screening may also lead to unnecessary procedures, psychological burden, and strain on healthcare systems.
Kelsi R. Kroon +2 more
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Urinary incontinence 12 years after obstetric anal sphincter injury in a longitudinal case control study. [PDF]
Rham M +4 more
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What's New? Primary human papillomavirus (HPV)–based screening has shown superiority to cytology‐based screening in reducing cervical cancer risk in clinical trials. However, the benefit must be balanced with potential overdiagnosis/overtreatment.
Jeppe Bennekou Schroll +11 more
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Application of high-frequency ultrasound in the diagnosis of brachial plexus injury in children with Narakas type IV obstetrical brachial plexus palsy. [PDF]
Zhang Y, Yang C, Jiang L, Shen C.
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What's New? Accumulating evidence suggests a beneficial role of physical activity in cancer. However, it is unclear whether associations between physical activity and cancer outcomes vary by cancer treatment. Based on more than 16 years of follow‐up data from a cohort of endometrial cancer survivors, this study reveals that associations between ...
Minsuk Oh +7 more
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Evaluating the implementation of maternal safety bundles for obstetric hemorrhage and severe hypertension during pregnancy in Arkansas. [PDF]
Peng C +6 more
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