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Patients with mechanical ventilation who undergo extubation overnight have increased rates of ICU and hospital mortality compared to those who undergo extubation during the daytime, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Spending on low-value health care services represents a large area of waste in the U.S. health care system, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Most resident and attending internal medicine physicians overestimated both the benefits and harms of common medical tests and treatments, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Concussion injuries have significantly increased in the general population, predominantly driven by a substantial rise among adolescents, according to study findings presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine.

An over-the-counter, alcohol free dexamethasone mouthwash almost entirely eliminated grade 3 stomatitis in patients with metastatic breast cancer, according to research Hope S. Rugo, MD, of University of California, San Francisco, presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting.

Focus group results showed that eight of nine primary care clinics felt uncomfortable diagnosing dementia before referral, according to study results presented at the 2016 American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting.

NEW ORLEANS — Validated quality of life measures need to be incorporated into mainstream diabetes care and equated with the same level of importance as behavior change or HbA1c level, according to a speaker at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions.