ATS 2015
New research was presented at ATS 2015, the American Thoracic Society’s annual meeting, from May...
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In 2008, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America and Infectious Diseases Society of...
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New research was presented at Heart Rhythm 2015, the Heart Rhythm Society’s annual scientific...
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A woman in California is suing her obstetrician because he performed an episiotomy that she had...
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One of the biggest medical stories of last week involved an unusual case from Scotland. During the course of a leg amputation at Ayr Hospital in Scotland, the surgeon discovered a metal plate in the patient’s leg. Lacking the...
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Aspirin is used as a primary strategy to help prevent a first occurrence of cardiovascular disease...
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Studies have shown that social support is an important prognostic predictor in older people who...
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Outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMGs) are an iconic element of the criminal landscape in the United...
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According to current estimates, prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among...
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With advance care planning, clinicians can help honor patient preferences and goals in cases of...
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Now I’m really worried about surgical education. Here’s why: A friend told me that a...
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The big health system that owns the hospital where I do much of my elective scheduled surgery has...
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Acute heart failure (HF) leads to more than 1 million hospitalizations in the United States each...
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According to current estimates, 44% of the 64 million adults in the United States with...
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New research was presented at Hospital Medicine 2015, the annual meeting of the Society of...
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Migraine is one of the most common disorders for which patients seek medical treatment in the ED....
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Management of pain is a critical aspect of postoperative care in pediatric urology. Currently,...
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The mucus hyper-secretion that characterizes COPD has been shown to contribute to disease-related...
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IBS and chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) are among the most common functional...
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