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Psychiatry

The Impact of Stigma & Trauma on Addiction

The cycle of trauma and addiction can be interrupted by mental health professionals who combine trauma-informed care with stigma-free care. ...

The Impact of Stigma & Trauma on Addiction

Cardiology

Cardiac Catheterization to Diagnose PAH: Tips & Pitfalls, Part 1

Hematology

Novel AML Classification Helps Identify Older Adults for Curative Treatment

Oncology / Hematology

Incorporating PROMs into Cancer Care May Lengthen OS

Diabetes

Psychosocial Barriers Identified for T2D Management & Coping

Dermatology

Assessing Itch in Plaque Psoriasis: The Latest Tools & Questionnaires

The top curated articles, handpicked by our editors to deliver the most compelling and valuable content.

Cardiology

MASH With Significant Fibrosis Increases CV Risk, Regardless of Diabetes Status

Liver fibrosis in MASH is linked with elevated risk for cardiovascular events, according to an analysis of NHANES study data. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohep...

Cardiology

H2FPEF Score Improves Heart Failure Prediction in HCM

The H2FPEF score, a prognostic tool for diagnosing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, proved useful for risk stratification in HCM. The H2FPEF s...

Dementia

Q&A: Routine Screening for Neurocognitive Impairment May Improve ART Adherence

Both symptomatic and asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment in HIV are associated with a higher risk for low/very low viremia and viral failure. “The HIV landscape ...

Dermatology

Q&A: AI in Dermatology: Current Strategies & Unmet Needs for Skin of Color

AI use is expanding in dermatology, but experts caution that more research is needed to optimize AI’s functionality for patients with skin of color. AI is changing ho...

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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The Impact of Teamwork: How Physicians & Pharmacists Working Together Can Expand Awareness About the Benefits of Vaccination

Yvette C. Terrie, RPh, discusses different strategies physicians and pharmacists can use to ensure more patients are informed about the benefits of vaccination.

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Tales From the ICU

What Is an Electronic ICU?

A lack of intensivists in US hospitals has led to growing electronic ICU popularity, but significant questions about costs, resources, and benefits remain. The presence...

From The Editor

Tips for Being an Effective Leader of the Healthcare Team

Linda Girgis, MD, FAAFP, provides expert advice on how to be an effective leader of a healthcare team, and reminds physicians that leading well takes practice. Whether...

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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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: Addressing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection in the Post-COVID Era

CME/CE: Expert Panel Issues Enhanced Guidance for PsA Diagnosis, Assessment, and Management

CME/CE: Surgery Has Role in Maintaining Vision With Inherited Retinal Diseases

PODCAST

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CARTOONS

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National Primary Care Week: Strengthening Healthcare Through Community Care

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ICD-10 Update Season

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Arguing Politics

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Handling Exercise

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Jean Therapy

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PODCAST

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National Primary Care Week: Strengthening Healthcare Through Community Care

CARTOONS

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ICD-10 Update Season

Medical cartoon about ICD-10 codes raining down on the medical community during ICD-10-CM update season.

Arguing Politics

Medical cartoon playing on gene therapy vs. jean therapy

Handling Exercise

Medical cartoon playing on gene therapy vs. jean therapy

Jean Therapy

Medical cartoon playing on gene therapy vs. jean therapy

BUSINESS OF MEDICINE

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Preparing Healthcare Teams & Patients for Potential Halloween Horrors

by Teresa Sellinger | Oct 10, 2024 | Business of Medicine,Practice Management | 0 Comments

Halloween poses medical risks that impact healthcare professionals and patients, so preparing teams and educating patients on Halloween health hazards is key. Skeletons...

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AI Regulation in the Healthcare Industry & the Potential of AI

by Teresa Sellinger | Oct 8, 2024 | Business of Medicine,Medical Law | 0 Comments

Collaborative healthcare industry regulation can unlock the potential of AI to greatly improve administrative and clinical aspects of the medical field. Artificial...

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Women Continue to Face Significant Healthcare System Challenges

by Teresa Sellinger | Oct 3, 2024 | Business of Medicine,Practice Management | 0 Comments

Recent reports based on experiences and perceptions of patients and practitioners reveal that women continue to face significant healthcare system challenges. While...

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2025 ICD-10-CM Codes Are Now in Effect: Key Updates You Need to Know

by Teresa Sellinger | Oct 1, 2024 | Business of Medicine,Practice Management,Revenue | 0 Comments

2025 ICD-10-CM updates include new codes, code deletions and revisions, and a conversion table that identifies inactive codes and their replacements. The 2025 updates...

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How Cash-Based Healthcare May Be Beneficial in HIV

by Teresa Sellinger | Sep 26, 2024 | Business of Medicine,Practice Management,Revenue | 0 Comments

Cash-based healthcare aims to provide all individuals with vital healthcare services, eliminating the burden of navigating insurance company requirements. The average...

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Why Physicians Should Consider Supporting a Patient’s Desire for a Second Opinion

by Teresa Sellinger | Sep 25, 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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Is This New Practice Model the Cure for Physician Burnout & the Future of Primary Care?

by Teresa Sellinger | Sep 18, 2024 | Business of Medicine,Doctor's Voice,Practice Management,TheHappyMD@PW | 0 Comments

Working in a concierge healthcare system allows doctors to reclaim their primary role in patient care and reconnect with meaning in their practice of medicine. An...

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Drawing the Line When “Curbsiding”

by Teresa Sellinger | Sep 4, 2024 | Doctor's Voice,Dr. MedLaw,Medical Law | 0 Comments

Dr. MedLaw discusses where the line between safely offering informal consultation, or "curbsiding," and taking on the liability of a consultation gets drawn. Informal...

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What the Re-Classification of Cannabis as a Schedule III Drug Means for Physicians

by Teresa Sellinger | Aug 22, 2024 | Business of Medicine,Medical Law,Practice Management | 0 Comments

Physicians should educate themselves on the benefits of medical marijuana, recognizing that cannabis may soon be re-classified as a Schedule III drug. Discussions of...

SPECIALTIES

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CARDIOLOGY

Mavacamten Improves QoL in Patients with Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Cardiac Catheterization to Diagnose PAH: Tips & Pitfalls, Part 1

OACs Monotherapy Reduces Major Bleeding in Patients with AF and CAD

DERMATOLOGY

Potential Drug Targets and Pathways in the Pathogenesis of Psoriasis

Diagnostic Accuracy of Remote-CCM in Skin Lesions and Biopsies

Risk for Second Melanoma Up for Those With First Melanoma Diagnosis

ENDOCRINOLOGY

Finerenone Treatment in Patients With CKD & T2D Results in Infrequent Treatment Discontinuation & Hyperkalemia

Weekly insulin efsitora alfa is non-inferior to daily insulin degludec for reducing HbA1c in type 1 diabetes

Metabolic-Bariatric Surgery Tied to Reduced Risk for Pancreatic Cancer in Those With Obesity

INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Profile of Bacterial Species in Keratitis and their Antibiotic Susceptibility

Antipyretic Effect of Oral Dipyrone Compared to Oral Ibuprofen in Children With Febrile Illness

MVA-MERS-S Safe & Immunogenic in Adults With Prior SARS-CoV-2 Exposure

NEUROLOGY

Kidney Injury Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia

Impact of Cognitive Functioning and HRQoL in Older Patients with Kidney Failure

Code-Based Dementia Diagnostic Algorithms Using EHR Data Perform Well in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Regular Fish Intake Tied to Lower Risk for Tinnitus in Women

ONCOLOGY/HEMATOLOGY

Venetoclax and Decitabine Improve Transplant Outcomes in Older Patients with AML

Comparison of Midline and Leg Lymphoedema after Prostate Cancer Treatment

RARP Perioperative & Oncologic Outcomes Poorer for Patients With OB

PULMONOLOGY

Reducing Blood Trauma in VV ECMO: Low Pump Pressures & Low Circuit Resistance Matter

Exploring the Role of Sigh Breaths in Patients with AHRF

Midtreatment PET-Adaptive Dose Escalation in NSCLC Fails to Improve Outcomes

PRIMARY CARE

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Primary Care Headache Care Reduces Morbidity, Utilization & Costs vs. Neurologists & Headache Subspecialists

Most Pediatric Opioid Exposures Occur in Young Child’s Home

Regular Fish Intake Tied to Lower Risk for Tinnitus in Women

NEWS

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EPA Finalizes Rule to Require Removal of Lead Pipes in U.S. Water System

Oct 9, 2024

EPA Finalizes Rule to Require Removal of Lead Pipes in U.S. Water System

TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday finalized a rule that will require the removal of all lead pipes from the country's water systems.“We’ve known for decades that lead exposure has serious long-term impacts...

One in Seven Children Meet WHO Healthy Behavior Guidelines

Oct 9, 2024

One in Seven Children Meet WHO Healthy Behavior Guidelines

TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Globally, most 3- and 4-year-old children do not meet the current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in JAMA...

High Rate of Comorbid Mental Health Disorders Seen in Schizophrenia

Oct 9, 2024

High Rate of Comorbid Mental Health Disorders Seen in Schizophrenia

TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders have high rates of comorbid mental health and substance use disorders, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in Psychiatric Services.Natalie Bareis, Ph.D., from the...