Business of Medicine
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MDedge Daily News: Could gut bacteria trigger autoimmune diseases?
And why confusion reigns over the COPD-asthma overlap.
Managing Your Practice
Beware the con
The jury duty scheme, I learned, is an increasingly popular one.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Why the barber’s chair can help hypertension
And how excessive daytime sleepiness could lead to dementia.
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MDedge Daily News: Have ‘The Talk’ about medical marijuana
And there’s pushback against new blood sugar targets.
Conference Coverage
Teleconference is effective in assessing penicillin allergy
ORLANDO - Teleconferencing saved money, physician time, and patient exposure to more potent antibiotics.
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MDedge Daily News: Improving wearable cardioverter defibrillators
And alirocumab cuts deaths in post–acute coronary syndrome patients.
Feature
A health plan ‘down payment’ is one way states are retooling individual mandate
Some states are formulating laws that safeguard the central provisions of the ACA.
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MDedge Daily News: Time to raise the bar on diabetes blood sugar levels
FDA chief chastises payers over high drug prices.
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MDedge Daily News: High deductibles harm breast cancer care
How high deductibles may lead to harm in breast cancer care.
Conference Coverage
Payers part of the drug-pricing problem, says FDA commissioner
WASHINGTON – FDA Commissioner calls for more competition in biologic products.
News
Dermatology residency match: Is the glut of applications for limited positions corrupting the process?
SAN DIEGO – At AAD 2018, two dermatologists debated whether the residency application process needs to be changed.