Anesthesia Training: Private Vs Academic Settings
Private practice anesthesiology training appears to be preferred over academic rotations by...
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Genitourinary Injuries in the ED
Acute genitourinary (GU) injuries appear to be frequently associated with the use of common...
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Simple Tasks Campaign: The Value of Rheumatology
The American College of Rheumatology’s Simple Tasks campaign is designed to educate lawmakers,...
Read MoreA Nationwide Program for Improving Quality & Safety
Throughout the United States, efforts are being made to improve the overall quality of healthcare, reduce racial and ethnic disparities, and provide models for national reform. One such effort is the Aligning Forces for Quality...
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Ravicti Approved for Chronic Management of Some Urea Cycle Disorders
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Ravicti (glycerol phenylbutyrate) for the...
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Kynamro Approved for Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Kynamro (mipomersen sodium) injection as an...
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FDA Approves Three Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved three new related products for use with diet...
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International Stroke Conference 2013
New research is being presented at the 2013 International Stroke Conference, from February 6-8 in...
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Comparing Treatments in Vertebral Fractures
Percutaneous therapy for treating patients with bony malignancy and vertebral fractures appears to...
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A Look at Partial Nephrectomy in Medicare Patients
Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have found that partial nephrectomy appears to have a...
Read MoreHow Not to Run an M&M Conference: Why I Don’t Watch Medical TV Shows
On my personal blog, I wrote about an incredibly bad medical television show called “Do No Harm” that premiered on NBC last week. I won’t reiterate here but if you want to know just how bad it was, here is the link to my blog....
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Hepatitis C Testing: Calling All Baby Boomers
Nearly 5 million Americans are infected with hepatitis C, and more than 80% of these individuals...
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Guideline Adherence Impacts Mortality in Schizophrenia
Adherence to the 2009 Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) pharmacologic guidelines...
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Trends in AF Among Hospitalized ACS Patients
Among patients hospitalized with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), overall rates of atrial...
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Surgical-Site Antisepsis in Cesarean Deliveries
Rates of surgical site infection (SSI) appear to be similar between cesarean deliveries using...
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Evaluating & Managing Patients With Congenital Heart Disease
Survivors of congenital heart disease (CHD) are at greater risk for neurodevelopmental issues from...
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A New Guideline for Treating Hypertriglyceridemia
Hypertriglyceridemia can substantially increase the likelihood of patients developing heart...
Read MoreThe Lupus Initiative
The Lupus Initiative is a national education program designed to reduce health disparities experienced by patients with lupus. The Lupus Initiative has developed a free resource toolkit for practitioners of medicine – CME...
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Patients With CKD Have Higher Rates of CDI
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) appear to have a higher risk of Clostridium difficile...
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Hospital Length of Stay in Non-STEMI Patients
Duke University research suggests that patients with non-STEMI who spend more than 2 days in the...
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