Breath test to identify pneumonia?
The overuse of antibiotics gives harmful bacteria the opportunity to evolve into drug resistant...
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Hospital Medicine
Zika Infection may Be Masked by Other Viral Infections
Symptoms of infection with the Zika virus in Brazil may be masked by simultaneous infection with...
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Heroes in Medicine: Patrick Gerard O’Connor, MD, MPH, FACP
Congratulations to Patrick Gerard O’Connor, MD, MPH, FACP, of the Yale School of Medicine for...
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Distinguishing Deadly Staph Bacteria From Harmless Strains
Systems biology approach compares the genomes of 64 Staphylococcus aureus strains, providing...
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A Common Drug, a New Strategy to Fight Cryptococcosis
A drug, more commonly used in the treatment of angina, could be the focus of a new strategy in...
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Avoid Patient Abandonment: 8 Tips for Termination
The law governing medical abandonment is predicated on the more dependent status of the patient in...
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Assessing Aspirin Use for CVD Prevention
Aspirin has been shown to help reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events and is recommended...
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Managing Candidiasis: Updated Guidelines
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) last updated their guideline on the management...
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Optimizing Migraine Care
By Andy Skean Senior Editor The American Headache Society (AHS) recently joined the...
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Migraine & Stroke Risk
Migraines affect more than 10% of all Americans and are three times more common in women than in...
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Collaborating to Manage Physician Burnout
Research has shown that physician burnout is a growing epidemic throughout the United States. “In...
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New clues found to immune system’s misfiring in autoimmune diseases
In new research that points to potential therapeutic targets for autoimmune diseases, researchers...
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Message from CDC regarding the recent shortage of Penicillin G benzathine in the United States
Penicillin G benzathine is the recommended treatment for syphilis and the only recommended...
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Post coronary artery bypass infections linked to severe obesity
Coronary artery bypass patients who have severe obesity are more likely to experience infection...
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Mindfulness Meditation for Insomnia
Insomnia is the most commonly reported sleep disorder in the United States. The estimated 10% of...
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Preoperative Statins & Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
When abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) ruptures occur, they usually strike without warning....
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Endoscopic Sinus Surgery & Sleep Dysfunction
Research has shown that there are important links between quality of life (QOL), sleep quality,...
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Sex Differences & Cardiac Risks
According to an American Heart Association survey, only 56% of women recognize heart disease as a...
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Systolic Hypertension & Cardiovascular Mortality
Studies have shown that isolated systolic hypertension (ISH)—defined as having a systolic blood...
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Bacteriophage cocktail shows significant promise for Clostridium difficile infections
Specific phage combinations caused the complete destruction of C. difficile and prevented the...
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