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New Options for Treating Opioid Addiction

Jan 12, 2015

The quest for improved outcomes in the treatment of opioid addiction is accelerating on several...

Tsundoku

Jan 12, 2015

Two weeks ago, I posed this question, “Does anyone really read anything online?” Based on some data from various sources, I concluded that not many do. I also noted that many links I tweeted were passed along by...

Enhancing Care With Robotic Prostatectomy

Jan 12, 2015

During the last decade, the number of robot-assisted prostatectomies performed in the United...

Updating Pneumococcal Vaccine Recommendations

Jan 9, 2015

Pneumococcal disease is an infection caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria (also referred to...

Is Medical Care Becoming Unaffordable?

Jan 7, 2015

As the second enrollment period for insurance exchanges under the ACA opened in November, many...

Handling Sin

Jan 5, 2015

There’s an old adage in surgery that says: “It takes 2 years to teach a resident how to operate...

Should Academic Cardiologists Go to National Meetings All the Time?

Jan 5, 2015

A study published last month in JAMA Internal Medicine found that high-risk Medicare patients with...

Does Anyone Really Read Anything Online?

Dec 30, 2014

Not long ago, I tweeted a link to a very long story. Within 60 seconds, it received three retweets. Since the article would have taken at least 10 minutes to read, it is highly likely that those who retweeted it did not read it....

A Resource to Help Care for Obesity

Dec 29, 2014

Few providers have the resources or time to implement guidelines for managing overweight and obese...

CT-Based Lung Cancer Screening in HIV

Dec 29, 2014

Studies have found that patients with HIV have a two- to five-fold greater risk of lung cancer...

New Guidelines for Hepatitis C Testing

Dec 29, 2014

In 2003, the CDC published recommendations on the laboratory testing and reporting of hepatitis C...

Taking a Proactive Approach to Diabetic Neuropathy

Dec 29, 2014

According to recent estimates, diabetic neuropathy accounts for about $50 billion in both direct...

Managing Older Patients With HIV

Dec 29, 2014

In 2015, more than half of people with HIV in the U.S. will be aged 50 or older, according to...

The ABIM Disallows Opposing Voices Regarding MOC

Dec 23, 2014

There is much controversy surrounding MOC (Maintenance of Certification) requirements. The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) along with the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) continue their stance imposing...

Comparing Approaches to ACL Tears

Dec 22, 2014

Value-based medicine has gained more attention in recent years, leading many providers and...

Resistance Exercise for Knee OA

Dec 22, 2014

Research indicates that knee pain occurring with movement due to osteoarthritis (OA) strongly...

Medicare Spends a Lot Unnecessarily

Dec 22, 2014

You may find this story hard to believe, but it’s true. A 75-year-old non-smoking man with no serious medical problems and a relatively low-risk family history [father, a life-long smoker, died of a stroke at age 76] has...