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Critical Care

Q&A: Assessing RSV as a Newly Vaccine-Preventable Disease

Fiona P. Havers, MD, MHS, spoke with Physician’s Weekly about managing RSV as a newly vaccine-preventable disease now that multiple vaccines have been approved. ...

Q&A: Assessing RSV as a Newly Vaccine-Preventable Disease

Addictions

Mapping Psychosocial Vulnerabilities to Enhance Outcomes in HIV & Substance Use

Lung Cancer

Examining the Burden of Incident Lung Cancer in Lung Transplant Recipients

Colon Cancer

Q&A: Examining Changes in Digestive Cancer Types Among Patients With IBD

Epilepsy

Q&A: Medical, Psychiatric Comorbidities Common in New-Onset & Incident Epilepsy

HIV PrEP

Q&A: Addressing Barriers to Long-Acting Injectable PrEP for Transgender Women

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Doctor's Voice

Dark Days, Restless Nights: How Winter Affects Sleep & Health

Winter affects sleep schedules through daylight shifts, reduced sunlight, and seasonal illness, potentially negatively impacting sleep quality and overall health. ...

Flu

Examining Factors Related to Higher Influenza Risk Among Multi-Year Vaccine Recipients

Undocumented or subclinical influenza cases may explain why those who have received repeat influenza vaccines over multiple seasons are at higher risk for the disease. ...

Critical Care

Does More Physical Activity Improve Liver Transplant Outcomes?

An intervention with financial incentives and text-based nudges may help patients who are frail and inactive awaiting liver transplant be better prepared for surgery. A...

Multiple Sclerosis

Interventions Are Needed in MS to Improve Early Treatment Accessibility

An analysis of more than 5,300 patients with MS shows that access to early treatment in MS varies, though those with post-2017 diagnoses often began sooner. The amount ...

DOCTOR’S VOICE

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Your trusted source for expert medical insights and information, authored by dedicated physicians and other healthcare professionals.

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Doctor's Voice, From The Editor, Teresa Sellinger

Murder of a Healthcare CEO: Why Doctors Should Care

The shocking murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in NYC highlights the need for nonviolent advocacy to fix a broken healthcare system. Violence solves nothing.

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From The Obesity Medicine Association

The Role of Medical Interventions in Obesity Management

Understanding the role of medical interventions in obesity management is critical to healthcare professionals providing individualized care for patients. Obesity is a c...

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Dark Days, Restless Nights: How Winter Affects Sleep & Health

Winter affects sleep schedules through daylight shifts, reduced sunlight, and seasonal illness, potentially negatively impacting sleep quality and overall health. ...

CONDITION SPOTLIGHTS

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Condition Spotlights include a collection of feature articles, study abstracts, and other resources all focused on a specific disease or condition.

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Condition Spotlight: Endometrial Cancer

A collection of feature articles, study abstracts, and other resources all focused on endometrial cancer.

Condition Spotlight: Tardive Dyskinesia

A collection of feature articles, study abstracts, and additional resources all focused on tardive dyskinesia (TD).

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Condition Spotlight: COPD

A collection of feature articles, study abstracts, and other resources all focused on COPD.

Condition Spotlight: Women’s Health

A collection of feature articles, study abstracts, and other resources all focused on women’s health and contraception.

MEETING BRIEFS

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The latest news from key medical conferences, including features, abstracts, information about the conference, and more.

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ASH 2024 MCL

ASHP 2024

ASH 2024 MM

Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference 2024

AAO 2024

ESMO 2024

CHEST 2024

AAOMS 2024

ASCO 2024: Multiple Myeloma

ASCO 2024: Hepatocellular Carcinoma

ASCO 2024: eNSCLC

ASCO 2024: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

2024 AAD Annual Meeting

ACTRIMS Forum 2024: Multiple Sclerosis

Crohn’s & Colitis Congress 2024

Maui Derm Hawaii 2024: Psoriasis

2024 Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference: Psoriasis

65th ASH Annual Meeting: Leukemia & Lymphoma

2023 NACLC: NSCLC

AAO 2023: Retinal Vascular Disease

AAN 2023: MS

ESMO 2023: eNSCLC

Peer to Peer

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Peer to Peer: COPD and Asthma

Physician’s Weekly-created content featuring key opinion leaders sharing their perspectives on COPD and asthma from different vantage points.

Peer To Peer: Advanced HCC

Physician’s Weekly created content featuring key opinion leaders sharing their perspectives on an important topic from different vantage points.

Peer To Peer: IBS-C

Physician’s Weekly-created content featuring key opinion leaders sharing their perspectives on IBS-C from different vantage points.

Peer-to-Peer: Crohn’s Disease

Physician’s Weekly-created content featuring key opinion leaders sharing their perspectives on Crohn’s disease from different vantage points.

CME / CE

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Continuing education with complimentary courses for physicians, physician assistants and nurses.

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CME/CE: Q&A: Communication Tools to Improve Patient-Physician Relationships

CME/CE: Psychological Program Yields Sustained Weight Loss by Changing Satiety Perception

CME/CE: A Call for Anxiety Assessment in Routine COPD Management

PODCAST

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CARTOONS

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How to Address & Process Emotional Trauma as a Physician

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Just a Spoonful of Sugar

Medical cartoon by Van Scott in which patient asks doctor to pinkie swear that his medical information will remain private.

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How to Address & Process Emotional Trauma as a Physician

CARTOONS

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You Are What You Eat

Just a Spoonful of Sugar

Medical cartoon by Van Scott in which patient asks doctor to pinkie swear that his medical information will remain private.

BUSINESS OF MEDICINE

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Medical Truths Behind Brain Rot

by Teresa Sellinger | Dec 4, 2024 | Business of Medicine,Business of Medicine Latest | 0 Comments

"Brain rot" is Oxford's 2024 Word of the Year, bringing attention to how excessive social media use may harm mental and intellectual health. Oxford University Press has...

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Identity Theft Issues in the Medical Office

by Teresa Sellinger | Nov 22, 2024 | Doctor's Voice,Dr. MedLaw,Medical Law | 0 Comments

Identity theft in medical offices involves two major issues: fraudulent use of patient insurance information and unauthorized access to medical records. Identity theft...

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Why Successful Interoperability is Essential for Healthy Revenue

by Teresa Sellinger | Nov 12, 2024 | Business of Medicine,Finance,Revenue | 0 Comments

Healthcare organizations often fail to acknowledge the role that interoperability, payer denials, and medical billing play in ensuring payment to physicians. In today’s...

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Defining the Standard of Care in Medical Malpractice

by Teresa Sellinger | Nov 12, 2024 | Doctor's Voice,Dr. MedLaw,Medical Law | 0 Comments

The standard of care definition can vary during medical malpractice cases, and physicians must prove they acted in accordance with good, accepted practice. The term...

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Empower Patients by Supporting Their Desire for a Second Opinion

by Teresa Sellinger | Nov 11, 2024 | Business of Medicine,Practice Management | 0 Comments

Although a patient's request for a second opinion can make a physician question the patient’s trust level, physicians should consider supporting that desire. Although...

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Why It’s Important to Discuss Sexual Health with Patients

by Teresa Sellinger | Nov 11, 2024 | Business of Medicine,Practice Management | 0 Comments

Sex is an indicator of a healthy lifestyle, so it's important that physicians discuss sexual health with patients to ensure optimal patient wellness. It's human nature...

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Physician MBA Programs Benefit Doctors & Patients

by Teresa Sellinger | Oct 31, 2024 | Business of Medicine,Careers | 0 Comments

Physician MBA programs enable doctors to enact change in healthcare industry policies and improve their performance by making educated business decisions. Many doctors...

Physicians Need to Identify Duplicate & Overlayed Patient Records

by Teresa Sellinger | Oct 28, 2024 | Business of Medicine,Practice Management | 0 Comments

Physicians should employ strategies to avoid duplicate and overlay medical records, which can have detrimental impacts on patient healthcare. Unfortunately, medical...

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Strategies to Alleviate Physician Tax Burdens

by Teresa Sellinger | Oct 24, 2024 | Business of Medicine,Finance | 0 Comments

Tax burden strategies physicians should employ to assist with preparation for tax season, identifying tax deductions, possible pitfalls to avoid, and more. Physicians...

SPECIALTIES

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CARDIOLOGY

Rules-Based Electronic Triggers Effectively ID Missed Opportunities in Diagnosis

Tibolone, Oral Estrogen-Progestin Therapy Linked to Risk for Heart Disease

Socioeconomic Factors May Not Predict Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity

DERMATOLOGY

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Global Recruitment Associated With Higher Placebo Responses in PsA Trials

Comparative Survival and Toxicity of Nivolumab Versus Combination Therapy

Secukinumab Treatment in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Through 104 Weeks

ENDOCRINOLOGY

Increased Consumption of Dark Chocolate Linked to Lower Risk for T2DM

Metabolic Disorders Higher in PAH vs Controls

Serum Folate and Vitamin B12 Levels and All-Cause Mortality in MASLD

INFECTIOUS DISEASE

California Farm Expands Raw Milk Recall After Bird Flu Virus Found in More Samples

PIVKA-II-Based Model IDs Liver Cancer Risk in Hep C-Related Cirrhosis

ICI Therapy Does Not Increase Mortality Risk in Patients With Pre-Existing Autoimmune Disease

NEUROLOGY

Most With Intractable Meniere Disease Experience Symptom Relief

Tau Deposition in Praxis-Related Brain Regions and Apraxia in Alzheimer’s Disease

Clinical and MRI Outcomes of Ocrelizumab in Early RRMS Over 4 Years

ONCOLOGY/HEMATOLOGY

PIVKA-II-Based Model IDs Liver Cancer Risk in Hep C-Related Cirrhosis

Black Patients Have Similar Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Effectiveness, Lower Toxicity

Fetal Aneuploid Tests Can Spot Occult Cancer in Pregnant Women

PULMONOLOGY

Q&A: Assessing RSV as a Newly Vaccine-Preventable Disease

Metabolic Disorders Higher in PAH vs Controls

Antenatal Steroids and Neonatal Respiratory Morbidity in Late Preterm Birth

PRIMARY CARE

California Farm Expands Raw Milk Recall After Bird Flu Virus Found in More Samples

Rules-Based Electronic Triggers Effectively ID Missed Opportunities in Diagnosis

Consuming More Plant Than Animal Protein Cuts Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

NEWS

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Centralized CRC Screening Outreach Intervention Improves Screening Rates

Dec 5, 2024

Centralized CRC Screening Outreach Intervention Improves Screening Rates

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A centralized colorectal cancer (CRC) screening outreach intervention involving mailed fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) is effective for increasing screening completion and detection of advanced colorectal neoplasia,...

Nonoperative Management Cost-Effective for Pediatric Appendectomy

Dec 5, 2024

Nonoperative Management Cost-Effective for Pediatric Appendectomy

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Nonoperative management (NOM) is cost-effective for pediatric uncomplicated appendicitis compared with laparoscopic appendectomy, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the Journal of the American...

Small Amounts of Vigorous Activity Beneficial for Nonexercising Women

Dec 5, 2024

Small Amounts of Vigorous Activity Beneficial for Nonexercising Women

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Small amounts of vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity (VILPA) are associated with significant reductions in the risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) among nonexercising women, according to a...