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ACP Annual Report Decries 'Broken Political Culture' The American College of Physicians has highlighted progress in healthcare and urges Congress to replace sequestration cuts with more focused measures that target ineffective programs.
Medscape Medical News, January 26, 2012
Medicaid Medical Homes in North Carolina Save $894 Million Something as simple as same-day appointments keeps patients healthier and out of the hospital, a medical home physician says.
Medscape Medical News, January 26, 2012
Healthcare Gone Missing: The State of the Union Address Henry R. Black, MD, and Roxana Mehran, MD, talked with Medscape after the 2012 State of the Union address about why healthcare was missing and what that portends.
Medscape Cardiology, January 26, 2012
An ACO Visionary Talks Implementation, Healthcare Reform Dr. Elliott Fisher of the Dartmouth Institute discusses the ins and out of ACOs and more.
Medscape Internal Medicine, January 25, 2012

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More Evidence Links Red Meat to Stroke Risk A new study finds processed and unprocessed red meat consumption to be associated with increased stroke risk; poultry intake was linked to reduced risk.
Medscape Medical News, January 24, 2012
Rare and Unusual Sleep Disorders You've heard about sleepwalking and talking, but how about sleep driving, -eating, and -sex?
January 23, 2012

Medication Helps Some With Mild Depression
Reuters Health Information, January 27, 2012
2003 Blackout Caused Spike in NYC Deaths: Study
Reuters Health Information, January 27, 2012
Business Expertise Tapped for Smarter Disaster Aid
Reuters Health Information, January 27, 2012
MSF Quits Prisons in Libya City Over 'Torture'
Reuters Health Information, January 27, 2012

Internal Medicine Perspectives

Sudden-Onset Severe Abdominal Pain, Lightheadedness, and Nausea An 85-year-old man is brought to the ED with severe, radiating abdominal pain that began 2 hours ago. The patient has nausea and felt light-headed at the onset of the pain. What is the diagnosis?
Medscape, January 26, 2012
If Patients Bash You on Internet Rating Sites, Consider This Being trashed on the Internet is a distressing experience for physicians. How to decide whether it's worth fighting back?
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 26, 2012

Consensus Guidelines: Neoadjuvant Therapy in Breast Cancer
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, January 27, 2012
New Year in Obesity: Better Strategies and Bad Knees
Medscape Internal Medicine, January 27, 2012
Penicillin and Multiple Sclerosis: What's the Connection?
Medscape Neurology, January 27, 2012
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Impact of Tiotropium on Mortality and Exacerbations in COPD
CHEST, January 27, 2012
EEG Techniques for Detecting Awareness in a Vegetative State
AccessMedicine from McGraw-Hill, January 27, 2012
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Weight Loss
British Medical Journal, January 27, 2012

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