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Were Hospital Listeria Deaths Due to Public Health 'Chaos'?

News August 23, 2019

Eighteen deaths from listeria and streptococcus outbreaks could have been due to 'systematic failures' England's public health system, according to a former health chief.
Are Microplastics in the Atmosphere a Health Risk?

News August 23, 2019
Omega-3 for T2D? Spend Money on 'Something More Useful'

News August 22, 2019

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Most Docs Dislike Term 'Providers,' Fewer Nurses Troubled: Poll

Medscape Medical News August 20, 2019

A Medscape poll shows physicians are much more likely to find the term "provider" undesirable and much less likely to view patients as "consumers" than nurses/APRNs.
Patients Want a Lifestyle Program, but Where Are the Doctors?

Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology August 19, 2019
In Postpartum Depression, Effective Care Is Often Out of Reach

Medscape Psychiatry August 8, 2019

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Psychiatric Illness Tied to Mortality in Patients With ESRD

Medscape Medical News August 23, 2019
Rating the Raters: Hospital Rating Systems Get Low Grades

Medscape Medical News August 23, 2019
Dr Donald Lindberg, Pioneer in Medical Informatics, Dies at 85

Medscape Medical News August 23, 2019
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First Likely Vaping Death Reported in US

News Alerts August 23, 2019
PAs Fight for Right to Follow Patients Into Hospice

Medscape Medical News August 23, 2019
AHA Advisory Backs Prescription Omega-3s for Triglycerides

Medscape Medical News August 23, 2019
Older Cancer Patients at Higher Risk of C diff Infection

Medscape Medical News August 23, 2019
Close Relatives of Celiac Disease Patients at Higher Risk

Medscape Medical News August 23, 2019

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Patients Want a Lifestyle Program, but Where Are the Doctors?

Article August 19, 2019

Years after the rollout of the National Diabetes Prevention Program, millions of Americans with prediabetes still aren't participating, in part because they're not being referred by their physicians.
The Week That Wasn't: Vaginal Steaming, Chlamydia Vaccine, Cat Allergies

Article August 16, 2019

Three medical stories from the week that we didn't cover, explained.
The Low-Carb Community Is Its Own Worst Enemy

Expert Column August 8, 2019
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: 5 Things You Might Not Know

Article August 2, 2019

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Legal and Professional Issues for Nurses Carolyn Buppert, MSN, JD

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Facility-Associated Release of Polioviruses Into Communities

Emerging Infectious Diseases August 23, 2019
Indications for Beta-Blocker Prescriptions in HFpEF

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society August 23, 2019
Effects of Estrogen Therapies on Outcomes in Turner Syndrome

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism August 23, 2019
Does Comprehensive Medication Management Improve Work-Life?

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine August 23, 2019
Perceptions of Television-Based Education in the ICU

American Journal of Critical Care August 22, 2019
A Structured Approach to Detecting and Treating Depression

Annals of Family Medicine August 22, 2019

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