Assessing Oral Anticoagulant Prescription for Atrial Fibrillation
The CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc scores have been developed to help estimate the risk of...
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Hospital Medicine
Outcomes After ED Discharge of the Elderly
According to published research, the elderly have the highest rate of ED use among all adult...
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Treating Older Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Each year in the United States, about 1 million Americans are hospitalized for acute myocardial...
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How Ethnicity and Culture Impact the Health and Well-Being of Older People
Importantly, many of these older adults are more diverse than ever before. By 2050, for example,...
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Conference Highlights: SCAI 2017
A Weekend Effect for PCI? Few large-scale studies have assessed whether or not PCI procedures...
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Is It GERD? Recognizing Atypical Symptoms
Because gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) diminishes quality of life and can cause long-term...
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Common Antibiotics Linked to Increased Risk of Miscarriage
Many classes of common antibiotics, such as macrolides, quinolones, tetracyclines, sulfonamides...
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Acute Treatments for Pediatric Migraine
According to recent estimates, about 250,000 children and adolescents present to the ED each year...
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Half of All Seniors Who Went to Doctor for Common Cold Prescribed Unnecessary Antibiotics
Nearly one in two seniors in Ontario who visited a family doctor for a non-bacterial infection...
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The COPD-Anxiety Connection
Despite being the third leading cause of death in the United States, COPD is the focus of far...
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#PWChat Recap: A Look at the U.S. Opioid Epidemic
Physician’s Weekly and Dr. Linda Girgis hosted their continuing series of live TweetChats on...
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Urine Drug Tests: Effective for Uncovering Opioid Misuse But Easy To Cheat On
With America facing an opioid epidemic, the most effective diagnostic tool for uncovering misuse...
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New CDC Guidelines on SSI Infection
The CDC published its long-awaited update on recommendations for the prevention of surgical site...
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Conference Highlights: ACOG 2017
PTSD in Women With HIV Studies indicate that PTSD is common in women living with HIV and...
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Guideline Update for Heart Failure Treatment
According to data from the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA), heart failure (HF) is a common...
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Comparing Back Pain Management Strategies
Chronic low back pain ranks as a leading cause of functional disability among adults in the United...
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Video – Warning: This Drug May Kill You
Told from the perspectives of four families devastated by opioid addiction, the HBO documentary...
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Conference Highlights: AATS 2017
Volume Standards for Thoracic Surgeries Few studies have assessed whether or not minimum volume...
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Time Allocation Among Physicians
More than half of physicians practicing in the United States have some sign of burnout, according...
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Getting Patients Help for Long-term Reflux
One in five people experience reflux at least once a week, triggering 2.2 million visits to...
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