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Antibiotic Resistant Bloodstream Infections up 35%

News October 23, 2018

The latest report on antimicrobial resistance finds bloodstream infections resistant to antibiotics rose by an estimated 35% from 2013 to 2017.
Consultation on Fortifying Flour With Folic Acid

News October 23, 2018
Big Data, Genomics, and Stealthy Immune Avoiding Tumours

Commentary October 23, 2018

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Prediabetes: Forget Lifestyle and Just Prescribe Drugs?

Medscape Internal Medicine October 23, 2018

New data suggest that an aggressive pharmacotherapy approach can stop progression to diabetes, but are patients--and clinicians--on board with it?
DBS Benefit in Alzheimer's May Only Extend to Older Patients

Medscape Medical News October 23, 2018
The Insulin Wars: Addressing Rising Costs

Medscape Family Medicine October 22, 2018

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Teens Get Lasting Weight Loss With Two of Three Bariatric Procedures

Medscape Medical News October 23, 2018
Medical Crowdfunding Supports Dubious Therapies

Medscape Medical News October 23, 2018
Sexual Abuse Allegations Name Pediatric Endocrinologist

Medscape Medical News October 23, 2018
Intensive Blood Pressure Control May Not Increase Kidney Risk

Medscape Medical News October 23, 2018
Community Health Worker Program Reduced Hospitalizations

Medscape Medical News October 23, 2018
Astronomical Rise in Amphetamine-Related Hospitalizations, Costs

Medscape Medical News October 22, 2018
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EU Panel Backs Drug for Rare Hereditary Angioedema

International Approvals October 22, 2018
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FDA Approves Dupilumab for Moderate-to-Severe Asthma

FDA Approvals October 22, 2018

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Prediabetes: Forget Lifestyle and Just Prescribe Drugs?

Commentary October 23, 2018

New data suggest that an aggressive pharmacotherapy approach can stop progression to diabetes, but are patients--and clinicians--on board with it?
LABAs and Inhaled Steroids: Safety Data Are Finally In

Viewpoint October 23, 2018

A meta-analysis led to the removal of the black box warning on combining LABAs with inhaled glucocorticoids
Do Children Have Vaccination Rights?

Commentary October 22, 2018
Physicians Are Talking: 'Happy Doctors' and Suicide

Article October 22, 2018

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Adverse Drug Events: Case Challenge Series Douglas S. Paauw, MD

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Is Sacubitril/Valsartan (Also) an Antiarrhythmic Drug?

Circulation November 8, 2018
Benign Follicular Thyroid Lesion and Rising Thyroglobulin

Endocrine Practice October 23, 2018
Evaluations of a Postoperative Telemedicine Program

Annals of Surgery October 23, 2018
Impact of a 4F-PCC Protocol in Warfarin-Associated ICH

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health October 23, 2018
Functional Connectivity in the Social Brain

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience October 23, 2018
Effect of Stem Cells on the Lower Limb

Wounds October 23, 2018

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A 68-Year-Old Woman With Weight Loss and Abdominal Pain

Case Challenge October 19, 2018

A 68-year-old woman presents with nausea, vomiting, and diffuse abdominal pain. She reports a 30-lb weight loss over the past 3 to 4 weeks. What's the diagnosis?
Case Challenge: The Many Variations of Snoring

Case Challenge October 19, 2018
Fast Five Quiz: Dementia

Interactive Quiz October 17, 2018
Fast Five Quiz: Otitis Externa

Interactive Quiz October 17, 2018

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ACR 2018

October 19-24, 2018 Chicago, Illinois
AAFP 2018

October 8-10, 2018 New Orleans, Louisiana
ACG 2018

October 5-10, 2018 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Medical Crowdfunding Supports Dubious Therapies

Medscape Medical News October 23, 2018

A survey of crowdfunding campaigns for five medical indications revealed that more than $6.7 million was raised to support questionable procedures.
An MD/Attorney Reveals: 5 Top Reasons Patients Sue Doctors

Medscape Business of Medicine October 23, 2018
Is the CVS-Aetna Merger Good for You and Your Patients?

Medscape Business of Medicine October 23, 2018
Astronomical Rise in Amphetamine-Related Hospitalizations, Costs

Medscape Medical News October 22, 2018

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