AIDS 2014: HIV Testing Low Among Teens
The Particulars: Young people account for a disproportionate share of new HIV infections,...
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Hospital Medicine
Frozen Med-ley – A Video From the University of Maryland School of Medicine
From the depths of studying for Step 1 to starting the 4th and final year of medical school,...
Read MoreNew Missouri Law: Practicing Without Residency Training
Everyone knows there’s a shortage of primary care physicians, especially in rural areas. The state of Missouri has decided to alleviate this problem with a bill, signed into law by the governor this month, authorizing...
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Top 10 Best U.S. Hospitals, 2014-2015
U.S. News and World Report released its 2014-2015 lists of the top hospitals across the country....
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People Smoke Where Cigarettes Are Cheap
Data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration illustrate an association...
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How Doctors Choose to Die
A recent Sermo Physician Poll of nearly 2,000 doctors asked, “if faced with a terminal illness,...
Read MoreDo More Hospital Resources Equal Better Care?
It would appear that this is true for surgical patients. A study from England found that mortality rates for patients admitted with high-risk general surgery diagnoses were significantly lower in National Health Service Trust...
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Managing Families With Multiple Children in the ED
It is not uncommon for families to bring multiple children to the ED for evaluation at a single...
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Grading the Nation’s Support for Emergency Care
Since 2006, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has periodically released a...
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A Look at Opioid Use During Pregnancy
According to NIH data, prescriptions for opioids have increased dramatically in the general...
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The Immune System Explained: A Patient Education Video
For Healthcare Providers: The immune systems is an exceptionally complex system that is hard to...
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Hospital CEO’s Salary—How Much More Than Docs?
Does the salary of a hospital chief executive officer (CEO) have anything to do with the quality...
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Is Your iPad Really a “Mobile Germ Warehouse”?
As I have written before, there is a veritable cottage industry of papers identifying bacterial...
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Combating Antibiotic Resistance
Several factors contribute to the urgency of the antibiotic resistance crisis in the United...
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Reducing Ambulance Diversions
Recent data indicate that about 45% of EDs in the United States report being “on diversion” at...
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Anaphylaxis Care in the ED
Guidelines and updated emergency medicine (EM) practice parameters have been issued for the...
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Trends In The Top Killers
The CDC recently released data on the most common causes of death in the United States in...
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COPD & Cognitive Issues
As the third leading cause of death in the United States, COPD affects about 13.7 million...
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ADA 2014: Is It Depression or Diabetes Distress?
The Particulars: Researchers have yet to clearly define whether the symptoms of depression...
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