ASCO 2015
New research was presented at ASCO 2015, the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual...
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Articles
Team Approach Benefits ED Residents
Emergency medicine (EM) faculty physicians are often challenged to develop clinical experiences...
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Anesthesia-Related Injuries & Mortality
There have been significant improvements in patient safety with the administration of anesthesia,...
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Comparing Ventral Hernia Repair Approaches
Among patients with a small umbilical or epigastric hernia, mesh repair appears to halve the...
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Calif. Vaccine Bill Bans Personal, Religious Exemptions
In the US, we eradicated measles. The 20th century brought one of the greatest weapons ever to...
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Medscape’s 2015 Physician Compensation Report
Nearly 20,000 physicians across 25 specialties responded to Medscape’s 2015 Compensation Survey....
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Managing CKD in Patients With HIV
Studies indicate that up to one-third of people with HIV has abnormal kidney function. Chronic...
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The 2015 Immunization Schedule for Adults
Based on three changes in the area of adult immunizations that occurred recently, the CDC’s...
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The Burden of COPD & Symptom Severity
In 2000, the first “Confronting COPD International Survey” found that many patients with diagnosed...
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Addressing Cultural Differences in Diabetes
Patients often remain strongly influenced by their cultural background, even if they’ve been in...
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Is the Surgeon Still “Captain of the Ship”?
A Kentucky appeals court recently ruled that a surgeon was not responsible for a burn caused by an...
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High Expectations & Physician Suicide
A friend on Facebook recently forwarded a news article and a link to a physician blog about the...
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Preventing SSIs: An Evidence-Based Update
According to recent data, surgical site infections (SSIs) are common complications in acute care...
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Hip Fracture Surgery: Costs & Benefits
According to current estimates, more than 300,000 patients—mostly people aged 65 and older—sustain...
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Cardiometabolic Risk, Type 2 Diabetes, & Heart Disease
The term cardiometabolic risk refers to having a high 10-year and/or lifetime risk for...
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Malpractice Reform’s Effect on ED Care
It is often claimed that “defensive medicine” is a major source of wasteful medical spending. One...
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Updated Guidelines for NSTE-ACS
Recently, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) updated...
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