An anonymous physician wrote the following. With his permission I have edited it for length and clarity: If you are a current or future patient or a healthcare worker, you should understand the concept of “population...
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Life expectancy at birth represents the average number of years that a group of infants would live...
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In a poll conducted by SERMO, the leading online community for doctors, over 2,200 physicians...
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I was not having a good morning. I had just come off Trauma call—a difficult 24hr shift that was...
Read MoreOn Gary Schwitzer’s website healthnewsreview.org, a debate about the role of physicians who work as journalists took place. It was sparked by an NBC News report on the changing of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to its new...
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Each year, more than 50,000 adults between the ages of 18 and 24 visit EDs, and about half have...
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Unwarranted duplicate laboratory tests have been shown to increase unnecessary phlebotomy, which...
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The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is projected to double over the next 30 years and has...
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According to published research, new onset post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is one of the...
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Reducing “unnecessary” use of the hospital has become an important initiative nationwide, but...
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Innovation in healthcare blazes past technological advances in many other sectors. Spending in...
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A study presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) meeting in October of...
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