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ACC Sues HHS Over Planned Reimbursement Cuts
Heartwire, December 30, 2009
Early Routine CT Does Not Help Predict Return to OR After Cranial Surgery
Reuters Health Information, December 30, 2009
National MS Society Flags CCSVI Hypothesis a Top Research Priority in 2010
Medscape Medical News, December 22, 2009
Alert Thermoflect Line of Products Recalled for Relabeling Regarding Use in Magnetic Resonance Environment
Medscape Medical News, December 29, 2009

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The Year's Top 10 Featured Articles on Medscape
This year our most read and highly rated articles focused on H1N1 and practice issues, and they are still important reading.

CT Imaging and Related Risk for Cancer
Medscape Gastroenterology, December 30, 2009
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
Future Neurology, December 29, 2009

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Mammogram: Slideshow
December 2009
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2009 Annual Meeting: Slideshow
December 2009
The Cuban Medical System -- More With Less In this video blog, Robert Morrow, MD, reports on his trip to Cuba and tells us why observing its healthcare system "made him sad."
The Transparent Practice, December 2009
Breast Cancer Screening: The Real Issue in the Debate Over the USPSTF Guidelines In this video blog, Dr. Kathy Miller identifies the real issue in breast cancer screening: One third of American women who would benefit do not get screened because of lack of access.
Miller on Oncology, December 2009
Medscape One-on-One: Rapidly Unfolding Health Information Technology In the first in a new one-on-one series, Dr. Eli Adashi and Dr. Ashish Jha discuss health information technology -- what it means for both inpatient and outpatient physicians.
Medscape One-on-One, December 2009
Buzz Words Surrounding Healthcare Reform Guaranteed issue, community rating, and individual mandate: What do these terms mean in the context of healthcare reform? What do they mean for you? David M. Brown, MD, explains in this video blog.
Brown on Ophthalmology, November 2009
Rethinking Screening Mammography What is the controversy about screening mammograms according to a recently published JAMA study? Dr. Andrew Kaunitz discusses if you should still recommend breast cancer screening in this video blog.
Kaunitz on Women's Health, November 2009
Video Day in Review from AHA 2009 with Dr. Melissa Walton-Shirley: Monday, November 16 Join Dr. Walton-Shirley for a review of ARBITER 6-HALTS, Primary PCI in Massachusetts, high ionizing radiation, soybeans and omega-3 fatty acid, video games, anemia and transfusion, and darbepoetin alfa.
November 2009
The Medscape Cancer Survivorship Survey In his latest video blog, Dr. Maurie Markman encourages viewers to participate in the Medscape survey for healthcare providers that discusses cancer survivor care.
Markman on Oncology, November 2009
Can Doctors Ever Tell Patients They Are Cured of Cancer? In her first Medscape video blog, Dr. Kathy Miller asks whether doctors should avoid using the term cured to describe patients who have been in remission for several years.
Miller on Oncology, November 2009
High-Resolution Diffusion Tensor Imaging Possible Biomarker for Parkinson's Disease In this video blog, Dr. Kapil D. Sethi reviews a study that uncovers a potential noninvasive early biomarker for Parkinson's disease.
Sethi on Neurology, September 2009
PET Scan vs CT Scan in NSCLC Staging and Genetic Testing for Warfarin In this video blog, Dr. Andy Shorr discusses a study on the use of the PET scan and the CT scan in the staging of NSCLC. He also provides insight into the pharmacogenetics of warfarin.
Shorr on Pulmonary Medicine, September 2009
KDIGO Guidelines on Mineral and Bone Disorder In this video blog, Jeffrey Berns, MD, of UPenn School of Medicine, talks about newly released guidelines from Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes.
Berns on Nephrology, August 2009
ASCO 2009: Oncology Insights In this fascinating exclusive video interview, Dr. Maurie Markman talks with Dr. David Alberts about some of the greatest challenges facing oncologists in the current environment.
July 2009
Peptic Ulcers: Slideshow
December 2009
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Slideshow
November 2009

Community Blogs

Freedom of speech in scientific literature
From Radiology 2.0 , Posted at 07:15:51, December 28. 0 Comments
Controversy regarding radiation dose in CT
From Radiology 2.0 , Posted at 13:17:34, December 27. 0 Comments
Word "infiltrate" on Chest X-ray Report
From Radiology 2.0 , Posted at 12:57:38, December 27. 0 Comments

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Multiple Sclerosis and venous stenosis
Posted at 13:39:04, December 21. 0 Comments
Mammographers Respond to USPSTF
Posted at 15:18:45, December 3. 11 Comments
Diagnosing Osteosarcoma
Posted at 22:01:27, December 2. 3 Comments

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CT Imaging and Related Risk for Cancer
Viewpoint, December 2009
The Year's Top 10 Featured Articles on Medscape
Commentary, December 2009
Does Diskography Cause Accelerated Progression of Degeneration Changes in the Lumbar Disk?
Viewpoint, December 2009
The Cuban Medical System -- More With Less
Commentary, December 2009

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