“One of life’s underappreciated pleasures is the filling and emptying of one’s hollow viscus.” —attributed to Samuel Johnson, but maybe not. Admit it, we all love filling our tummies, that much is obvious. But isn’t a good bowel...
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Comparing knee and hip arthroplasties—a look at prevalence and reimbursement rates.
Read MoreIn case you haven’t noticed, a hot new topic in education is “grit.” In order to reduce the long-standing 20% attrition rate of surgical residents, some say we should select applicants who have more...
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In collaboration with 15 specialty surgical organizations, the American College of Surgeons (ACS)...
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For patients that are presenting with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), national...
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About 10% of older adults who seek care in EDs throughout the United States experience delirium....
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In 2014, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) updated guidelines...
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Over the last decade, physicians and professional organizations have focused their efforts on...
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More than 29 million Americans have diabetes, and the disease ranks as the seventh leading cause...
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From January 1 to August 2014, there were nearly 600 confirmed measles cases reported to...
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Since the early days of the HIV epidemic in the United States, clinicians have made continued...
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Published reports have shown that the number of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedures performed...
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Detecting HIV in the acute stage is important because patients are highly infectious at that time...
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The following depicts the share of the top nine states among the total population aged 65 and...
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Data indicate that patients with diabetes have almost double the risk of being depressed, when...
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In recent years, the incidence of HIV infection has decreased for most age groups. Study results...
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Between 10% and 17% of Americans have moderate to severe sleep apnea, according to recent...
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The Asthma Control Test (ACT) has long been used as a quick survey to assess how well asthma...
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To all of my medical friends and colleagues, especially to PA’s, NP’s, and Nurses, I need some...
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Anyone can become angry—that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree,...
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