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ASTRO Issues Guidance Related to Partial Breast Irradiation
In a clinical practice guideline, the ASRO presented recommendations to inform best clinical practices on using partial breast irradiation
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How Social Media Can Be a Positive Force in the Healthcare Industry
Another positive aspect of medical social media is its ability to expand the lines of social and intellectual communication among physicians.
Enhancing Early ECG Identification: Beyond CP, Exploring Additional Variables for Improved Patient Selection
The following is a summary of "Beyond chest pain: Incremental value of other variables to identify patients for an early ECG," published in the May 2023 issue of Emergency Medicine by...
GLP-1 receptor agonists lower adverse cardiac event risk in veterans with type 2 diabetes
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Thyroid Replacement Therapy and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly Population
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A Doctor’s Three Energy Accounts 2
by Dike Drummond, MD. When discussing the personal energy of a practicing physician, you must first discard any comparison to a battery. The Energizer Bunny stops when his batteries get to zero. But you never stop. Rather than batteries, we have an internal “energy...
As a genetic counselor, I believe this is in large part due to the fact most primary care physicians do not do an annual comprehensive family history screening which could identify high-risk patients in their practice.
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While many physicians have the foresight to proactively protect themselves in the event of a medical malpractice suit, they are often less prepared to handle a possible...
Although social media can be the source of significant career damage, it can offer some positive outcomes in the healthcare industry. For instance, social media-savvy...
Disparities in pay based on gender are, unfortunately, a persistent problem in our country for all sectors, including healthcare. Women physicians have been up against...
A Las Vegas news crew captured footage of a for-profit hospital, Valley Hospital Medical Center, refusing to treat an elderly patient who couldn’t afford payment—a...
Community Health Centers (CHCs) are essential lifelines for many of the country’s rural and urban communities. However, as the federal “unwinding” of Medicaid’s...
Cyberattacks worldwide are increasing at an alarming rate. According to cybersecurity company Check Point, the third quarter of 2022 saw a mean of beyond 1,130 global...
COVID-19 prompted an increased, dire public need for physicians. In response, a large number of retired physicians selflessly opted to help by rejoining the medical...
ChatGPT is a chatbot that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to echo intuitive human conversation. In the healthcare arena, ChatGPT could be applied to a variety of...
Although doctors often play a larger-than-life role in the wellness of their patients, physicians are mortal and will inevitably have to face their own health risks at...
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Evaluating pharmacological THRomboprophylaxis in Individuals undergoing superficial endoVEnous treatment across NHS and private clinics in the UK: a multi-centre, assessor-blind, randomised controlled trial-THRIVE trial.
Evaluating pharmacological THRomboprophylaxis in Individuals undergoing superficial endoVEnous treatment across NHS and private clinics in the UK: a multi-centre, assessor-blind, randomised controlled trial-THRIVE trial.
Engineered bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes loaded with miR302 through the cardiomyocyte specific peptide can reduce myocardial ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury.
Engineered bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes loaded with miR302 through the cardiomyocyte specific peptide can reduce myocardial ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury.
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Twelve-month resistance and impact exercise program or risedronate provides a relative benefit to hip bone structure in postmenopausal women: results from a randomized controlled trial.
Twelve-month resistance and impact exercise program or risedronate provides a relative benefit to hip bone structure in postmenopausal women: results from a randomized controlled trial.
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Twelve-month resistance and impact exercise program or risedronate provides a relative benefit to hip bone structure in postmenopausal women: results from a randomized controlled trial.
Twelve-month resistance and impact exercise program or risedronate provides a relative benefit to hip bone structure in postmenopausal women: results from a randomized controlled trial.
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Addressing the Problem of Obesity in the Exam Room
Addressing the Problem of Obesity in the Exam Room
According to the CDC, more than 40% of adults living in the US meet the criteria for being obese. That number is rising, including the number of children and adolescents who are becoming obese.
Medical Fiction: Tailpipe Trevor and the Heckling
Medical Fiction: Tailpipe Trevor and the Heckling
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs, 1902).
The Public Good and Vaccination: Understanding the Broader Impact of Individual Choices
The Public Good and Vaccination: Understanding the Broader Impact of Individual Choices
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Answers to Chronic Pain May Lie in the Nerves
While neuropathic pain may be difficult to diagnose, peripheral nerve surgeons now have many...
Medical Fiction: Terry, Colin, and the Wigomat
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s...
“It’s Not About Me”: Coping With Grief and Loss as a Medical Professional
As I sat with a family who decided to terminally extubate their critically ill child, I couldn’t be overwhelmed by the sadness because it wasn’t about me. As I watched the emergency team perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on an infant with no return of electrical activity of the heart, I couldn’t be flooded by the pain because it wasn’t about me.
Medical Fiction: Professor Grimes and His Crimes
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s...
Building a Physical Activity Plan for Patients With Obesity
While exercise is not typically the primary driver of weight loss, it plays a critical role in...
A Doctor’s Three Energy Accounts
A Doctor’s Three Energy Accounts
by Dike Drummond, MD. When discussing the personal energy of a practicing physician, you must...
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Why You Should Consider Shadowing Opportunities
The knee-jerk reaction may be to say no because we don’t have the time or inclination, but it is important to remember that students are the future of our healthcare system, and we want well-trained doctors to step into our shoes after we are done practicing.
Dr. MedLaw: Courts and End-of-Life Issues
Although judges will often claim, as John Roberts famously did, that they “only call balls and...
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A Doctor’s Three Energy Accounts 2
A Doctor’s Three Energy Accounts 2
by Dike Drummond, MD. When discussing the personal energy of a practicing physician, you must...
A Doctor’s Three Energy Accounts
A Doctor’s Three Energy Accounts
by Dike Drummond, MD. When discussing the personal energy of a practicing physician, you must...
Why You Should Consider Shadowing Opportunities
Why You Should Consider Shadowing Opportunities
The knee-jerk reaction may be to say no because we don’t have the time or inclination, but it is important to remember that students are the future of our healthcare system, and we want well-trained doctors to step into our shoes after we are done practicing.
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Advancing the Care of Advanced HCC – A Medical Oncologist’s Perspective
Advancing the Care of Advanced HCC – A Medical Oncologist’s Perspective
Physician’s Weekly recently spoke with Gentry Kind, MD, a medical oncologist and published author on the treatment landscape of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), about the use of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (AV therapy) as a first-line treatment for patients with advanced HCC and what the latest IMbrave-150 study results mean to him and his patients. PW: What...
Advancing the Care of Advanced HCC – A Hepatologist’s Perspective
Advancing the Care of Advanced HCC – A Hepatologist’s Perspective
Physician’s Weekly recently spoke with Robert Gish, MD, FAASLD, a self-identified hepatologist...
The Use of Bevacizumab in Managing Advanced HCC: Physician Perspectives
The Use of Bevacizumab in Managing Advanced HCC: Physician Perspectives
We recently spoke with several experts in the management of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma...
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inDEPTH: HIV & Prostate Cancer Prevention
inDEPTH: HIV & Prostate Cancer Prevention
inDEPTH examines topics with perspectives from your colleagues through multiple lenses to...
inDEPTH: Diversity & Inclusion in Medicine
inDEPTH: Diversity & Inclusion in Medicine
inDEPTH examines topics with perspectives from your colleagues through multiple lenses to...
inDEPTH: The Value of Telehealth
inDEPTH: The Value of Telehealth
inDEPTH examines topics with perspectives from your colleagues through multiple lenses to...
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