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This week’s topics include morcellation dangers, a new clotting pathway identified, troubles with handoffs, and deep vein thrombosis and catheterization. Program notes: 0:44 Morcellation of uterine fibroids 1:44 How often done when cancer isn’t suspected? 2:44 Evolved as a less …

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Anchor lead:  Nurses can manage chronic disease effectively, reducing costs and facilitating care for patients, Elizabeth Tracey reports Nurse-led interventions to help people manage their high blood pressure or diabetes are not only effective, a recent study in Annals of …

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Anchor lead:  Does poor custodianship of human pathogens increase the likelihood they’ll be used as bioterrorism instruments? Elizabeth Tracey reports One widespread fear in the wake of the discovery of unknown smallpox stores in a federal laboratory is the idea …

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