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Risk for Alcohol Abuse Intensifies After Bariatric Surgery

Medscape Medical News October 18, 2017

The rise in significant alcohol use after bariatric surgery identified in a meta-analysis of 28 studies suggests that these patients require lifelong monitoring.
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Opioids for C diff Pain Connected to Worse Outcomes

Medscape Medical News October 17, 2017
Incidence of Liver Cancer Rising in Most Areas of the World

Medscape Medical News October 6, 2017

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Fatty Liver Disease Fastest-growing Reason for Transplants in Young U.S. Adults

Reuters Health Information October 18, 2017
New Study Confirms Bariatric Surgery Lowers Cancer Risk in Women

Medscape Medical News October 18, 2017
Glecaprevir-Pibrentasvir Effective in Patients With HCV, CKD

Medscape Medical News October 16, 2017
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FDA Clears New Robotic Surgery System

FDA Approvals October 16, 2017
Reflux Episodes Spike BP in People With GERD and Hypertension

Reuters Health Information October 19, 2017
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Aspirin Given After Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis Still Useful

Medscape Medical News October 19, 2017
IDSA Updates Guidelines on Acute Gastroenteritis

Medscape Medical News October 19, 2017
Fidaxomicin Disrupts Clostridium Difficile Biofilms

Reuters Health Information October 18, 2017

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Controversial Physicians Seeking Medical Breakthroughs

Article October 13, 2017

The path to medical discovery is paved with brilliant minds, novel experiments, and -- at times -- controversy. We review leading researchers whose questionable choices cloud their iconic status.
Patient Prejudice: When Credentials Aren't Enough

Slideshow October 18, 2017

In a WebMD/Medscape survey produced with STAT, physicians told us how often they hear biased comments from patients and patients told us what characteristics they look for in a healthcare provider.
A Strategic Merger in Cancer Screening

Commentary October 18, 2017
Nutrition Training for Young Doctors Lacks Bite

Article October 13, 2017

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Hepatitis E Virus and Neurological Disorders

Practical Neurology October 19, 2017
Obesity and Pancreatitis

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology October 17, 2017
Shift in Disparities in HCV Treatment From Interferon to DAA

Journal of Viral Hepatitis October 17, 2017
Intestinal Microbiome in Scleroderma

Current Opinion in Rheumatology October 16, 2017
Nutritional Support and Recovery After Critical Illness

Critical Care October 13, 2017
Case: Aortic Pseudoaneurysm Caused by Ingested Foreign Body

Applied Radiology October 13, 2017

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Physician Business Academy Course Medical Practice and the Law: Navigating Legal Issues in Medicine

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Physician Compensation report 2017 The most comprehensive and widely used US physician compensation resource

EXCLUSIVE REPORT Physicians' Choice: Top Hospitals for Complex Cases

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A 61-Year-Old Woman With Painful Constipation

Medscape October 12, 2017

A 61-year-old woman with a history of stage III breast cancer 7 years prior presents to a primary care clinic with painful constipation. Do you know how best to help her?
A 76-Year-Old Woman With Abdominal Pain

Medscape October 2, 2017
A 68-Year-Old Man With Severe Joint Pain and Nodules

Medscape September 29, 2017
A 37-Year-Old Woman With Bloating and Itchy Vesicles

Osmosis September 29, 2017

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The Liver Meeting 2017: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

October 20-24, 2017 Washington DC
World Congress of Gastroenterology 2017

October 13-18, 2017 Orlando, Florida
International Conference on Viral Hepatitis (ICVH) 2017

October 9-10, 2017 Chicago, Illinois

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Potentially Preventable Medicare Spending High in Frail Elderly

Medscape Medical News October 19, 2017

Although frail elderly adults make up a small proportion of high-cost Medicare beneficiaries, they account for the greatest proportion of potentially preventable costs, a new study shows.
Fewer ACA Ads, Puzzled Public Threaten Sign-ups, KFF Says

Medscape Medical News October 19, 2017
'Robust Dialogue' Needed About Equity of Women in Healthcare

Medscape Medical News October 18, 2017
Should Doctors Embrace or Reject Alternative Treatments?

Medscape Business of Medicine October 18, 2017

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Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Chief Academic Officer, Scripps Health; Professor of Genomics, The Scripps Research Institute; Senior Consultant, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

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The Liver Meeting 2017: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

October 20 - 24, 2017 Washington, DC

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World Congress of Gastroenterology 2017

October 13 - 18, 2017 Orlando, Florida

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