Shortness of Breath in Asthma Patients
Symptoms characterize asthma, and therefore, if shortness of breath continues even with seemingly...
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Author: Rebecca Shover
Aspirin Use & COPD
Previous research indicates that aspirin use in patients with COPD appears to be associated with...
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Preventing Postoperative Vaginal Delivery Infection
Research indicates that both caesarean birth and operative vaginal birth (forceps or vacuum...
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Complete Family History & Alzheimer’s Risk
While an inherited contribution is widely recognized for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), most risk...
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Is There A July Effect in Cardiac Surgery?
Evidence suggests worse-than-normal outcomes in noncardiac surgery during the first month of the...
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A Novel Approach to Opioid Disposal
Current estimates suggest that 70-90% of opioids prescribed after surgery go unused, with most...
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Practice & Perceptions of SLIT
Evaluations of allergists’ perceptions of, and practice with, sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT)...
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Quality of Life in Systemic Sclerosis
Although prior research indicates that patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) experience worse...
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Immunologic Non-Response Despite Viral Suppression
For HIV-positive individuals who begin antiretroviral therapy (ART) at CD4 counts below 500...
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Does White Coat Hypertension Really Matter?
In Annals of Internal Medicine, my colleagues and I published a systematic review and...
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Hypersensitivity to Polyethylene Glycols & Polysorbates
New evidence demonstrates more clearly that it is possible to develop severe immediate...
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PTSD in RA
Data indicate that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appears to be a risk factor for the...
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Parent-Based Therapy for Childhood Anxiety
Even with use of the best treatments currently available, treatment for childhood anxiety...
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Air Pollution Exposure & Psychotic Experiences During Adolescence
Research consistently shows a link between urban living and psychotic disorders, with individuals...
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Changing Mindsets About Allergic Symptoms During Oral Immunotherapy
By helping to build up protection from accidental exposure, oral immunotherapy for the treatment...
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Medicaid Expansion & Cardiovascular Mortality
Although the Affordable Care Act led to the largest ever expansion of Medicaid, several states...
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Helping Cancer Patients Quit Smoking
With up to 50% of cancer patients smoking upon diagnosis, it is important to understand the large...
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Breast Cancer & A-Fib
“Unfortunately, among patients with breast cancer, healthy survivorship can be impacted by late...
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Economics of Hospital Palliative Care
Previous studies indicate that approximately half of Medicare spending is accounted for by those...
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Diabetes in Lesbian & Bisexual Women
Social stigma related to lesbian and bisexual women’s sexual orientation is believed to underlie a...
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