Addressing Global Infectious Diseases With Dual Infectious Diseases/Critical Care Medicine Fellowships
The discipline of infectious diseases is ever-growing, with a spectrum of practice pathways...
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Conference Highlights: CROI 2020
New research was presented at CROI 2020, the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic...
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Medicine Is Just a Job
A couple of years ago, I read an article by Dr. Profeta at LinkedIn called “These four words that...
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Doctors and the Culture of Permission
Recently Richard Smith, editor of the BMJ, called out the NEJM for failing to publish critical...
Read MoreDocsplaining – An Unfair Generalization of Physicians
Docsplaining is the subject of a recent Postgraduate Medical Journal viewpoint by Dr. John Launer. Docsplaining, as described, is an endemic issue that characterizes physicians as condescending and uncaring actors in...
Read MoreHow to Hire Great Medical Assistants
Many practices are adopting an all-hands-on-deck approach to deliver the suite of services required to achieve comprehensive patient care. Experts say medical assistants (MAs) can be cost-effective contributors to these emerging...
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Providing Patients Record Access
Many physicians aren’t aware that, with limited exceptions, HIPAA...
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Characterizing Emergency Department Visits in Patients With Cancer
Adults with cancer commonly present to the emergency department (ED) seeking relief from poorly...
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Antimicrobial Stewardship & Sepsis – A Great Debate
The following was originally posted by Kelly Cawcutt, MD, to the University of Nebraska Medical...
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Comparing PCI Approaches for Cardiogenic Shock
Previous studies indicate that early revascularization appears to reduce mortality among patients...
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The Burden of Platelet Transfusions in Patients With CLD
Clinical guidelines recommend that patients who undergo invasive procedures have a platelet count...
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Age at Puberty, BMI & MS Risk
Study results indicate that multiple sclerosis (MS) is approximately three times more common among...
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The Impact of COPD on Survival in Patients With NSCLC
Patients with non-small cell lung cancer, or NSCLC, who have preexisting COPD have shorter...
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Discriminating Infectious from Non-infectious CNS Disorders
Research indicates that current laboratory testing of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) does not...
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#PWChat Recap: Novel Coronavirus – What You Need to Know
The latest installment of the #PWChat series centered around what healthcare professionals and the...
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The Mental Health Crisis Among Teens
The first signs of a problem started to emerge around 2014: More young people said they felt...
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Mom’s Role to Protect From Childhood Allergic Sensitization
For most children, immunoglobulin E (IgE) sensitization to food and respiratory allergens begins...
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Brachytherapy Improves Survival in Women With Cervical Cancer
Although cervical cancer rates in the United States have dropped significantly due to improved...
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Change Healthcare Study Reveals Impact of Payment Audits on Payer-Provider Relationships
Media contact: Change Healthcare Kerry Kelly External Communications 339-236-2756...
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Psychiatric-Based Pediatric ED Visits: Addressing Inadequate Evaluation & Treatment
Currently configured as urgent medical care facilities, emergency departments (EDs) typically lack...
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