Trauma Surgeons: Lifeguards at the Shallow End?
There was a time, during my training and early in my career when the trauma surgeon was the...
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There was a time, during my training and early in my career when the trauma surgeon was the...
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Radiologists discussing test results with patients, a subject that has been lurking under the radar for a while, came to light a while ago because of an article in the New York Times. The idea is that patient anxiety while...
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Renal artery stenosis (RAS)—narrowing of the renal arteries—is often asymptomatic, but studies...
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The term “alarm fatigue” refers to when clinicians are desensitized by alarms, many of which sound...
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Adolescent and young adult dating violence, which encompasses both victimization and aggression,...
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Studies have shown that people with diabetes are about 10 times more likely to undergo a lower...
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a life-threatening genetic disorder that affects approximately...
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In 2013, the American Medical Association recognized obesity as a disease. Dr. Peter Ubel, writing...
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The following depicts the population aged 65 and older by number of disabilities and age, based on...
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I’m on day 5 of an 8-day run of Port-and-Starboard trauma call (Navy talk for every other night)...
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Chronic lower respiratory disease—the large majority of which is COPD—currently ranks as the third...
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Studies have suggested a relationship between previous respiratory diseases and a lung cancer...
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