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Reduce Measles Exposure in Outpatient Facilities: Here's How

Medscape Medical News September 13, 2019
Are Patients the Next Cyberattack Targets?

Medscape Medical News September 13, 2019
Hospital-Owned Physician Practices Raise Costs but Not Quality

Medscape Medical News September 12, 2019
Female-Dominated Pediatrics Still Has Wage Gap

Medscape Medical News September 10, 2019
Automakers to Equip Nearly All U.S. Vehicles With Systems to Avoid Deaths of Children in Hot Cars

Reuters Health Information September 6, 2019
Death and Politics Roil a Georgia Jail

Reuters Health Information September 6, 2019
Even a Little Exercise Linked to a Longer Life

Reuters Health Information September 6, 2019
Harrowing but Humorous Film 'Babyteeth' Finds Laughter in Pain

Reuters Health Information September 6, 2019

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No, Medical Errors Are Not the Third Leading Cause of Death

Viewpoint September 6, 2019

Medical error death rates extrapolate from small samples, generalize local data to national contexts, ignore the limited life expectancy of many patients, and gloss over myriad uncertainties.
Spend Money on AI or Just Give Doctors More Time?

Commentary September 4, 2019
Scans and More Scans -- Are We Doing the Right Thing?

Commentary September 4, 2019
AI May Save Some Time, but It Can't Listen to a Patient

Commentary August 22, 2019

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Journal Articles View All

Evaluation and Management of Angioedema in the ED

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health September 13, 2019
Device-Related Error in Patient-Controlled Analgesia

Anesthesia & Analgesia September 5, 2019
Carbapenem and Cephalosporin Resistance in HAI

Emerging Infectious Diseases August 30, 2019
Adverse Effects of Drugs for Major Depression in Older Adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society August 30, 2019
Geographic Access to PrEP Clinics Among MSM in the US

American Journal of Public Health August 23, 2019
Can Telomere Length Predict Recurrent AF After Ablation?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology August 19, 2019

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