IDWeek 2014: Antibiotic Stewardship Benefits Children
The Particulars: Studies show that antibiotic stewardship programs can help reduce inappropriate...
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IDWeek 2014: HIV Pharmacist Reconciliation & ART Prescription Errors
The Particulars: Previous research has shown that antiretroviral therapy (ART) prescribing errors...
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IDWeek 2014: Antimicrobial Stewardship Through Social Media
The Particulars: Disseminating education and tools to help guide clinical decisions surrounding...
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Ruptures and Redo’s
Today was hernia day in the office. That wasn’t the intent; it was just the way the referrals came...
Read MoreI’m Thirsty. What Should I Drink?
Let’s look at a few choices. Diet soda? There have always been questions about the possible negative effects of diet soda and sugar substitutes. A paper, “Artificial sweeteners induce glucose intolerance by altering...
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Achieving A1C Goals: Back to the Basics
Among the nearly 26 million Americans with diabetes, approximately half have not achieved an...
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Improving CT Safety
CT is a powerful diagnostic technology, but it is also associated with risks. Ionizing radiation...
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An Ethical Dilemma
Cicero once said, “Treat not with men who have no honor. You are both dishonored in the exchange...
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Who Broke The American Healthcare System?
Healthcare is a hot topic in the media these days. Yet, few people are satisfied with the way it...
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A Novel Technique for Gall Bladder Removal?
The saying used to be, “You can get any paper published if you have enough stamps.”...
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Anesthesiology 2014
New research is being presented at Anesthesiology 2014, the annual meeting of the American Society...
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A Critical View of Low-Value Medical Care
Traditionally, the value of medical care has been determined by the effectiveness and safety of a...
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Type 2 Diabetes Phase 3 Research Study
[device] Refer your high-risk cardiovascular patients for study participation today! ...
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ASNC 2014: Detecting Coronary Angiography With Cardiac PET
The Particulars: Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) using cardiac positron emission tomography...
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ASNC 2014: Comparing Diagnostic Stress Testing Techniques
The Particulars: For patients with a normal baseline ECG who are referred for diagnostic stress...
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ASNC 2014: MPI-Related Cancer Risk & Gender
The Particulars: Data are lacking on the impact of appropriate use criteria for single-photon...
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Guiding Follow-Up Care in Breast Cancer
In 2006, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) issued practice guidelines on the...
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What’s the Point of Medical Licensing?
A surgeon emailed me the following:. OK, I know this is radical but consider my argument…...
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A Look at Female-to-Female HIV Transmission
Few cases of HIV transmission between women who have sex with women (WSW) have been reported in...
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