Anesthesiology 2012: Jeffrey Apfelbaum, MD Receives ASA Distinguished Service Award
In recognition of exemplary service, Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum, M.D. today received the American...
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Anesthesiology 2012: Ethnicity and Language Said to Influence Negative Postoperative Behavioral Change in Children
A study presented at the Anesthesiology 2012 annual meeting found children’s negative behavioral...
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Anesthesiology 2012: Study Finds Language Disparities Among Hispanic Women in Labor Impact Epidural Use
A study presented at the Anesthesiology 2012 annual meeting found the role of women’s primary...
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Anesthesiology 2012: “Ancient Dream” of Pain-Free Labor for Chinese Women Becoming Reality
A study presented at the Anesthesiology 2012 annual meeting revealed sometimes dramatic findings...
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Anesthesiology 2012
New research was presented at Anesthesiology 2012, the annual meeting of the American Society of...
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2012 VEITHsymposium: New Developments, Controversies, Research, and Clinical Information in the Care and Management of Vascular Diseases
Vascular Specialists From the International Community Will Meet to Discuss Advances in Vascular...
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FDA Approves Expanded Indication for Actemra in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Genentech, Inc., a member of the Roche Group, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug...
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FDA Approves Abraxane for Advanced NSCLC
Celgene Corporation today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved...
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Medical Technology: Dangerous Curves Ahead
I love the GPS analogy for healthcare. Patients need a GPS for their health, showing them the...
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Examining Attitudes Toward Pregnancy & Childbearing in Women Surgeons
The number of women applicants to medical school has increased steadily over the past few decades,...
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Telestroke Trends
Telestroke appears to be a widespread and growing practice model in the United States. ED...
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End of Life QOL Factors in Advanced Cancer
A cohort study of patients with advanced cancer and their informal caregivers has found that five...
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Counseling Improves Adherence to Lipid-Lowering Therapy
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk-factor counseling of patients with indications for statin...
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Updated Guidelines for Thyroid Dysfunction During & After Pregnancy
The Endocrine Society has revised its clinical practice guideline for the management of thyroid...
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A New Drug to Fight Asthma Exacerbation?
Mepolizumab, an experimental monoclonal antibody against interleukin, appears to be effective and...
Read MoreNurse Staffing, Burnout, & Infections
The presence of urinary tract infections and surgical site infections appears to be significantly associated with patient-to-nurse ratios, according to a study from Rutgers University. Hospitals that reduced burnout by 30% had...
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Common Among Women
Swedish research indicates that half of women aged 20 to 70 have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)....
Read MorePositive Mental Health Overcomes Burnout Consequences
Survey results from more than 2,600 medical students suggest that positive mental health may help reduce the severity of consequences resulting from burnout. As mental health improved, the prevalence of suicidal ideation and...
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New Palliative Care Cancer Guidelines
Nearly half of all patients with metastatic cancer have incurable disease, but these individuals...
Read MoreMedical School Grading: Everyone Gets a Trophy
“Variation and Imprecision of Clerkship Grading in US Medical Schools” is the understated title of the paper in the August 2012 issue of the journal Academic Medicine. The authors, from the department of medicine at Brigham and...
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