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Children's Lung Health 'at Risk' despite Pollution Curbs

News November 15, 2018

London's low emission zone has led to modest reductions in air pollution but has not reduced the proportion of children with small lung volumes, a study finds.
What Was Presented at the American Heart Association 2018 Conference to Change Practice in the UK?

Commentary November 14, 2018
'Blunder' Over Cervical Cancer Screening Letters

News November 14, 2018

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Physicians to NRA: This Is Our Lane

Medscape Medical News November 9, 2018

Clinicians tweet their disgust at a National Rifle Association (NRA) report and tweet that attacked an ACP article aimed at reducing gun violence.
US-CNB Superior for Axillary Staging in Breast Cancer

Medscape General Surgery November 9, 2018
Doctor, 33, Killed in Great Barrier Reef Shark Attack

Medscape Medical News November 8, 2018

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Hepatitis C-Infected Organs Deemed Safe for Transplant

Medscape Medical News November 14, 2018
Patient Selection Key in Nonoperative Appendicitis Care

Medscape Medical News November 14, 2018
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Bariatric Surgery Reduces Later Heart Failure Deaths

Medscape Medical News November 14, 2018
Exercise Program Prevents Decline Among Older Inpatients

Medscape Medical News November 14, 2018
Upper GI X-rays Unhelpful After Sleeve Gastrectomy

Reuters Health Information November 13, 2018
Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Uneven Across Europe

Reuters Health Information November 13, 2018
New Melanoma Treatments Do Not Supplant Surgery as First-Line Therapy

Reuters Health Information November 13, 2018
Routine Spirometry Measure Useful for Monitoring Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis

Reuters Health Information November 12, 2018

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US-CNB Superior for Axillary Staging in Breast Cancer

Viewpoint November 9, 2018

Dr Lowenfels reviews a study that compares diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration and ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy for axillary staging in breast cancer.
Does Appendectomy Reduce the Chance of Developing Parkinson's?

Commentary November 6, 2018

Dr Perry Wilson discusses a recent study that links the development of Parkinson disease not to the brain but to the gut.
Doctor and Nurse Among Those Shot at Pittsburgh Synagogue

Essay November 2, 2018
What Established Doctors Really Think About Younger Doctors

Expert Interview November 1, 2018

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Interruption of DOACs in Preprocedural and Acute Settings

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 15, 2018
A Risk-Stratified Approach to High-Grade T1 Bladder Cancer

Current Opinion in Urology November 15, 2018
The Impact of DAAs on Transplant Costs and Outcomes

American Journal of Transplantation November 15, 2018
Nomenclature of Cognitive Change Associated With Surgery

Anesthesiology November 15, 2018
Patellofemoral Instability in the Skeletally Immature

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons November 14, 2018
Durability of an Advanced Skin Protectant

Wounds November 13, 2018

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Should Children Be Allowed at Medical Meetings?

Medscape Reader Polls November 14, 2018

An oncologist who is a mother was recently bounced from presenting her poster at a major meeting because she brought her baby to the session. Is that okay?
Should You Opt Out of Medicare? Pros and Cons

Medscape Business of Medicine November 13, 2018
Most, Not All, PCPs Willing to See Transgender Patients

Medscape Medical News November 12, 2018
Physicians to NRA: This Is Our Lane

Medscape Medical News November 9, 2018

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