Pain Management: A Look at Provider Perspectives
It has been well established that pain is the most commonly reported symptom in primary care and a...
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It has been well established that pain is the most commonly reported symptom in primary care and a...
Read MoreOct 3, 2011
Along with their little bundle of joy and a stack of papers and pamphlets, some new parents are...
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Most patients approve of teaching facilities and training residents. However, a new study has...
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What messages are you unwittingly conveying to your patients through nonverbal cues, and what cues are they sending to you that you may be missing? A recent study in this month’s issue of Journal of Evaluation in Clinical...
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Surgeons are concerned that organ availability will decrease because new organ transplant...
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Neck and low back pain accounts for between $50 billion and $75 billion in direct and indirect...
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Approximately 530,000 tonsillectomies are performed each year in the United States, making these...
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PQRIwizard allows physicians to quickly and easily participate in the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) with an easy-to-use online tool that provides step-by-step guidance through the reporting system. PQRS 2011 is a...
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Though you dutifully wash your hands, your hand-hygiene efforts may be in vain if you touch...
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The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that about 5.3 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease....
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According to recent data, interstitial cystitis/ bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is more common...
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Some residents appear to pay a high price to become a doctor—and that’s in addition to the cost of education. Suboptimal quality of life and symptoms of burnout are associated with educational debt among residents, according to...
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MRSA has been well documented as a significant cause of both healthcare–associated and...
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Light to moderate drinking—be it of beer, wine, or spirits—seems to reduce the risk for dementia...
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Chronic pain is a public health problem of pandemic proportions that affects more than 70 million...
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is diagnosed in almost 150,000 patients in the United States each year and...
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Sleep deprivation has been shown to adversely affect clinical performance and impair psychomotor...
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A recent analysis in the Journal of Medical Internet Research found that the use of smartphones for clinical communication increased efficiency among physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals compared with the use of...
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More than 60% of uniforms worn by hospital nurses and doctors tested positive for potentially...
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Over the next 14 months, patents for seven of the world’s top-selling brand-name drugs are set to expire – including heavy hitters like Lipitor and Plavix. Revenues the pharma companies earn from these drugs will plunge...
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