Guidelines for Improving Voice Outcomes Post-Thyroid Surgery
Over the past 30 years, the rates of thyroid surgery have tripled in the United States, according...
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Clinician Views on Important Emergency Matters
Emergency medicine (EM) physicians have a heightened duty to advocate for the interests of their...
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Battling Severe Obesity in Children & Adolescents
Recent data suggest that overall rates of obesity among children and adolescents have slowed, but...
Read MoreHow Surveys Mislead
Do you believe that traditional hospitals will be obsolete in the future? A recent survey found that 57% of those polled believed that would happen. The survey, sponsored by the Intel Corporation, involved 12,000 subjects from...
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Sanjay Gupta’s “WEED” Documentary
CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s documentary on weed. How Dr. Sanjay Gupta changed his view on...
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Updated Guidelines for HIV Care
According to the CDC, nearly 1.2 million Ameri-cans are living with HIV and about 50,000 people in...
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Making the Case for More Specialist Training
Experts have reported that population growth among the elderly and the increasing prevalence of...
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3D Printing Helps Fix Child’s Heart
3D printing is now being used as a model for doctors to better envision particular procedures....
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The Ongoing Decline of Resident Education
A paper from Johns Hopkins looked at traditional, every fourth night calls compared to...
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Reducing Risks of Foot Complications in Diabetes
Foot complications such as amputation and foot ulceration are common consequences of diabetic...
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Managing Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is one of the most common complications associated with...
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H. Pylori Testing & Uninvestigated Dyspepsia
Gastritis, dyspepsia, and peptic ulcer disease are common causes of abdominal pain that may be...
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Understanding Cannabinoid Designer Drugs
Over the last few years, research has shown that abuse of synthetic drugs is becoming more common...
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Going Straight to PCI for Patients With STEMI
Research indicates that mortality and morbidity can be reduced in patients with STEMI when they...
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Controversy Over BMJ Paper Hints at Print Medical Journal Demise
By now, you must be aware of the Canadian mammography study that appeared in the BMJ last week. It...
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Stop Leaving Women’s Health to Chance
Every cell in the human body has a sex, which means that men and women are different right down to...
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ISC 2014: Improving Stroke Treatment Times & Outcomes
The Particulars: Prior research suggests that less than 30% of acute ischemic stroke patients meet...
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ISC 2014: Few Stroke Patients Receive Recommended Treatment
The Particulars: Guidelines recommend that tPA be administered intravenously within 3 to 4 hours...
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ISC 2014: Treating Stroke With Uric Acid
The Particulars: Some studies have suggested that uric acid may be neuro-protective in brain...
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