Discharging Patients With Diabetes
Research indicates that the care of inpatients with hyperglycemia and diabetes has improved...
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Hospital Medicine
Understanding and Implementing Pneumococcal Vaccination Recommendations for Adults
The pneumococcal disease immunization schedule for adults in the United States is relatively...
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A New Resource for HIV Care Providers
The HIV Medicine Association has launched a new website, HIVClinician.org, to provide information...
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Conference Highlights: IDWeek 2015
New research was presented at IDWeek 2015, the combined annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases...
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Curing Diseases with a Cell – Video
Current medical treatment boils down to six words: Have disease. Take pill. Kill something....
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Is CDI Overdiagnosed?
Researchers at the University of California, Davis suggest that reliance on only molecular tests...
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Trends in Breast Cancer
A study of 16 million women aged 40 and older who were followed for 10 years suggests that more...
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Alternative Dementia Screening Tests
Chinese investigators suggest that there are multiples alternatives to the Mini-Mental State...
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Doctor Curmudgeon® : “I Flunked the ICD-10 Test”
By Doctor Curmudgeon® How could this be? I took this stupid test that I had to take for...
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Persistent Pain in Older Patients
For older Americans, persistent pain is highly prevalent and costly to manage. Persistent pain...
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Opioid Abuse & Mortality Trends
Over the past two decades, research has shown that rates of abuse and diversion of opioid...
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No Life Limited by Pain 2015
New research was presented at No Life Limited by Pain 2015, the annual meeting of the American...
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Concussion Season: Why We Need to Do Better
The NFL season kicked off this month but with it, we return back to concussion season. Most people...
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Patients discharged from an urban ED after presenting with acute pain from fractures, renal colic, or musculoskeletal back injuries appear to receive little communication from ED providers regarding opioid dependence or...
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An Update on Poisonings Presenting to EDs
In the United States, deaths from drug overdose have become a leading cause of injury-related...
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Comparing Approaches to Severe Aortic Stenosis
A Korean research team suggests that early aortic valve replacement (AVR) and watchful observation...
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Religious & Spiritual Considerations Infrequently Discussed
Discussions of religious or spiritual considerations appear to occur infrequently with the...
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Daytime Procedures Following Night Shift Work
Adverse outcomes of elective daytime surgery appear to be similar, regardless of whether or not...
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Improving Survival After Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Delays in epinephrine administration appear to decrease survival and worsen outcomes among...
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