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Man With No Heart: Life Without a Heartbeat

Jul 11, 2013

Two visionary doctors from the Texas Heart Institute successfully replaced a dying man’s...

Combination Therapy Improves Meningitis Outcomes

Jun 28, 2013

Among HIV patients with cryptococcal meningitis, therapy with amphotericin B plus flucytosine...

Allergies Common Among Asthmatics

Jun 28, 2013

Allergies appear to be common among adults with asthma, according to findings from a national...

Analyzing Mortality in Critical Access Hospitals

Jun 28, 2013

The 30-day mortality rates among patients with acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, or pneumonia appear to be comparable at critical access hospitals (CAHs) and non-CAHs. Results of a retrospective study showed...

Prediabetes in the United States

Jun 28, 2013

About one-third of American adults aged 20 or older had prediabetes in 2010, according to a report...

Cancer Survivorship Rates Predicted to Soar

Jun 28, 2013

A National Cancer Institute study has found that approximately 13.7 million cancer survivors were...

National HIV Testing Day 2013

Jun 26, 2013

June 27th is National HIV Testing Day, an annual campaign to encourage people of all ages to “Take...

VTE: A Checklist for Risk Factors & Prophylaxis

Jun 24, 2013

AMA: Obesity Is a Disease. Do You Agree?

Jun 19, 2013

The American Medical Association (AMA) has officially labeled obesity as a disease in hopes that...

Resources on Social Media for Physicians

Jun 14, 2013

Click here for Social Media Platform Explanations Click here for Social Media Definitions Social Media for Physicians Video Series Videos provided by: Enoch Choi, MD Part 1 of 3 Part 2 of 3 Part 3 of...

Social Media Platform Explanations

Jun 14, 2013

Click here to view a list of social media definitions. FaceBook Facebook is a fastest-growing popular online platform that enables customization of user interface, which also includes installing applications to personalize the...

Social Media Definitions

Jun 14, 2013

Click here for an explanation of social media platforms. Aggregator A web-based tool or application that collects syndicated content. Angie’s List A site, founded by Angie Hicks, where users can rate and review service...

Improved Satisfaction After ED Visits

Jun 8, 2013

Patient satisfaction appears to be higher when emergency physicians contact them via email or phone briefly after a visit to the ED when compared with no contact. Researchers from Kaiser Permanente Medical Center found an...

Tackling Surgical Site Infections

Jun 7, 2013

Ultrasounds Warranted for Shoulder Dislocations

Jun 6, 2013

Ultrasonography appears to have a strong ability to detect shoulder dislocations among patients who present to the ED with a clinical impression of such an event, according to an observational study. Ultrasonography demonstrated...

Bullying & Pediatric ED Visits

Jun 6, 2013

Among patients aged 8 to 19 presenting to the ED with behavioral symptoms, the prevalence of...

EHRs Costly for Most Physicians

Jun 5, 2013

Most practices, especially smaller ones, do not appear to achieve positive returns on investment when adopting electronic health records (EHRs) with current meaningful use incentives alone. American researchers who surveyed...