Is Your iPad Really a “Mobile Germ Warehouse”?
As I have written before, there is a veritable cottage industry of papers identifying bacterial...
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As I have written before, there is a veritable cottage industry of papers identifying bacterial...
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Several factors contribute to the urgency of the antibiotic resistance crisis in the United...
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Published research shows that cigarette smoking rates among people living with HIV/AIDS are...
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Research has shown that current vaccination rates for adults are low. “There are 14 different...
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In 2013, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology published a...
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Recent data indicate that about 45% of EDs in the United States report being “on diversion” at...
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Guidelines and updated emergency medicine (EM) practice parameters have been issued for the...
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Gastric bypass surgery and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding are two commonly performed...
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Orthopedic surgery requires surgeons to spend many hours per week in body positions that are known...
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The CDC recently released data on the most common causes of death in the United States in...
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“NHS junior doctors have little time to eat or sleep.” Said the headline of an article from the Herald in Edinburgh, Scotland. It described a NHS (National Health Service) manual—no longer posted on the...
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As the third leading cause of death in the United States, COPD affects about 13.7 million...
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According to recent estimates, about 13.7 million people in the United States with a history of...
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The Particulars: Researchers have yet to clearly define whether the symptoms of depression...
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The Particulars: A lifestyle program designed to reduce weight and increase activity levels, along...
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The Particulars: In previous studies, investigators have found that hepatitis C can complicate...
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The Particulars: In the Veterans Affairs system, researchers have observed that many patients with...
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The Particulars: Previous studies have shown that lifestyle changes can prevent or delay type 2...
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Really? A paper published in April found that about 12 million Americans, or 5% of adults in this country, are being misdiagnosed every year. This news exploded all over Twitter. Anxious reports from media outlets such as NBC...
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Not too long ago, a fourth-year medical student asked me that question. Here’s what I told...
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