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VIDEO: Biogels boost targeted delivery of growth factor in severe wounds
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Many dementia patients have guns at home
Key clinical point: Ask family members of community-dwelling dementia patients about those patients’ access to a firearm.Major finding: About 12%...
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VIDEO: In patients with dementia, ask about guns at home
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VIDEO: Consider cognitive function in elderly before surgery
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Three simple questions can screen for suicide risk in ED patients
Key clinical point: Universal screening for suicide risk in patients who present to emergency departments with a nonpsychiatric chief complaint is...
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J-Tip syringe cuts venipuncture pain in young kids
Key clinical point: Needle-free local anesthesia via jet-injected lidocaine is a fast and effective means of reducing venipuncture pain for young...
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When it’s more than burnout, where can physicians turn?
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Immunological testing alone missed TB cases in HIV population
Key clinical point: Use of immunological testing alone to detect TB in people with HIV missed cases of subclinical disease.Major finding: Despite...
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Maintenance of certification took center stage at AMA Congress of Delegates
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ED utility of pediatric febrile UTI guidelines questioned
Major finding: VCUGs obtained declined by more than 50%.Data source: A study comparing ED practices in 350 infants and children before and after...