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With sleuth work, pediatricians can identify genetic disorders
For pediatricians, the process of deciding whether to refer a patient to a geneticist may entail ruling out nongenetic causes, considering patient...
From the Journals
63% of long COVID patients are women, study says
The global study also found that about 6% of people with symptomatic infections had long COVID in 2020 and 2021.
From the Journals
Older diabetes drugs linked to dementia risk -- one lower, one higher
“Double-blind and placebo-controlled clinical trials are needed to see whether the drug [TDZ] could help lower dementia risk in people with and...
Guidelines
New advice on artificial pancreas insulin delivery systems
A new consensus statement covers the benefits, limitations, and challenges of automated insulin delivery systems and provides recommendations for...
Feature
The truth about the ‘happy hormone’: Why we shouldn’t mess with dopamine
Since its first synthesis in the early 20th century, dopamine has often been misunderstood and oversimplified – and it seems the story is...
Commentary
Like texting and driving: The human cost of AI
Enthusiastic presentations on the use of AI in medicine at a recent conference left this cardiologist concerned about the potential loss of human...
Conference Coverage
Dapagliflozin DELIVERs regardless of systolic pressure in HFpEF
The finding may alleviate long-standing concerns that starting modestly diuretic SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure might present a...
From the Journals
Bariatric surgery prompts visceral fat reduction, cardiac changes
Weight loss after bariatric surgery was tied to favorable cardiac effects associated with reduction in visceral fat.
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Physicians speak out: Why they love or hate incentive bonuses
Once thought to improve quality and consistency of care, incentive bonuses may be falling out of favor.
Feature
Three COVID scenarios that could spell trouble for the fall
Experts predict different scenarios, some more dire than others.
From the Journals
3-D scaffold could revolutionize diabetes treatment
Researchers have developed a scaffold using 3-D bioprinting that slowly releases antibiotics.