Fall Risks High for Those With HIV
Middle-aged patients infected with HIV appear to have a high risk for falls. A study found that...
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Managing Cognitive Decline in Older Adults With Diabetes
This Physician’s Weekly feature on managing cognitive decline in older adults with diabetes was...
Read MoreCommunicating More Effectively at ED Discharge
Emergency physicians face unique challenges in providing high-quality care due to distractions and time limitations that are common throughout ED settings. In most cases, emergency physicians have little or no previous knowledge...
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Delirium Among Hospitalized AD Patients: The Long-Term Impact
Recent studies show that patients with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) who are hospitalized are at...
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Hepatitis C Testing: Calling All Baby Boomers
Nearly 5 million Americans are infected with hepatitis C, and more than 80% of these individuals...
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Evaluating & Managing Patients With Congenital Heart Disease
Survivors of congenital heart disease (CHD) are at greater risk for neurodevelopmental issues from...
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A New Guideline for Treating Hypertriglyceridemia
Hypertriglyceridemia can substantially increase the likelihood of patients developing heart...
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Imaging Use & Atraumatic Headache in the ED
Atraumatic headache is one of the most common complaints in EDs, but only a small subset of...
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Decreasing VAP Risk in the ED
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) results in increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare...
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Examining Chronic Opioid Use in TKA
Consensus statements on the management of knee osteoarthritis have not thoroughly addressed the...
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Remediation & Attrition in General Surgery Residents
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) unveiled a new model to measure...
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Discussing New Cancer Prevention Guidelines
[xyz_lbx_custom_shortcode id=5] According to recent reports from national and international...
Read MoreHospitalizations Ending in Death
CDC data show that the percentage of patients who died while hospitalized declined from 2000 to 2010 for inpatients with first-listed diagnoses of respiratory failure, heart attack, cancer, and stroke.
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Comparing Rural and Urban Care in HIV
Research suggests that the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in rural areas of the United States differs...
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Vaccinating Against Hepatitis B in Adults With Diabetes
Since 1996, 29 outbreaks of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in long-term care facilities have...
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Takin’ It to the Streets: New Recommendations for Driving & Diabetes
Nearly 19 million people in the United States have diagnosed diabetes, and many of these...
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More Patient Encounters Benefit Diabetes Care
As the epidemic of diabetes continues to grow, it’s becoming increasingly important for healthcare...
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Walk This Way
A CDC report has found that walking prevalence among American adults has increased since 2005, but...
Read MoreCartoon Caption Contest!
And the winner is… “As a medical professional, I’m going to have to take a picture of me sticking my head through this so I can post it on Facebook.” — Alex Fanning Some honorable mentions: I must say, this is the first...
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Structuring Behavioral Interventions for Diabetes
Approximately 45% of patients with diabetes have not achieved an A1C level of less than 7%....
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