Optimizing Patient Health Before Surgery
Throughout the United States, there has been a call to action to improve the quality and safety of...
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Author: TimH
Managing Rotator Cuff Tears
For many older surgical procedures that are associated with good provider and patient...
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MCI & AD: Searching for Protective Strategies
According to current data, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the sixth leading cause of mortality in the...
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Optimizing Approaches to Treating Medullary Thyroid Cancer
According to the Joint Committee on Cancer, the 10-year survival rates for stages I, II, III, and...
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Practical Web Apps to Prepare EDs for Disasters
To help EDs prepare for major disasters, scientists at Johns Hopkins University’s National Center...
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Guidance for Social Media Use in Emergency Medicine
share content with other users. In addition to social networking websites like Facebook, other...
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Cardiac Tests & Treatments to Avoid
In collaboration with the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Choosing Wisely campaign, the...
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Proactive Diagnosis of Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy can be a debilitating sleep disorder caused by the dysregulation of neurophysiological...
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Money Lost by Not Expanding Medicaid
Assuming all other states chose to expand Medicaid under ACA, here’s how much the 19 states...
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Sexual Function in Women After Bariatric Surgery
Published reports have consistently shown that obesity impairs quality of life (QOL) and can...
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How Primary Care Can Help Reduce Avoidable ED Visits
Throughout the United States, patients are using the ED for the treatment of acute but minor...
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Managing Skin Abscesses in the MRSA Era
Abscesses are one of the most common skin conditions encountered by general practitioners and...
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The Increasing Burden of Atrial Fibrillation
Research suggests that atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder, but the...
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Relieving Pain in Colorectal Surgery
Researchers have developed enhanced recovery pathways (ERP) to improve outcomes and reduce...
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Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Assessing Long-Term Results
The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be 233,000 new cases and more than 29,000...
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Moving Emergency Care Systems Forward
Emergency care is an essential component of healthcare delivery in the United States but remains...
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Substance Use Disorders Among Emergency Physicians
The prevalence of substance use disorders among physicians ranges between 10% and 14%, a rate that...
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A Closer Look at MI Among Younger Women
Over time, the frequency of myocardial infarction (MI) in the United States has been declining...
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Updated Guidelines for Valvular Heart Disease
According to recent estimates, just less than 3% of Americans have moderate-to-severe valvular...
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Clinical Questions at the Point of Care
Since the 1980s, studies have shown that clinicians frequently raise questions during patient...
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