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Headache after drinking red wine? This could be why
An interesting epidemiologic phenomenon, not yet adequately explained, is why red wine is associated with more headache than other forms of...
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A better way to control blood pressure
For the American medical-industrial complex, lowered costs for managing common serious diseases may be an undesired rather than a good thing.
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A mid-marathon cardiac arrest, an MD’s crisis of confidence
Yes, I just did something great. But I’d recently been called the worst physician in the world.
The Optimized Doctor
Life in the woods
There were no commutes or late patients here. But there was work to be done.
Managing Your Practice
How to develop a patient referral program
Nothing provides as much benefit – relative to its comparatively low cost – as the original marketing tool, word-of-mouth patient referrals.
Commentary
The future of medicine is RNA
A single injection that can suppress protein synthesis for an entire year? If it really works, it changes the game.
News
Mental health characteristics of refugee children
Refugees are at greater risks for PTSD and affective and psychotic disorders, presumably due to increased traumatic life events before, during,...
Guidance for Practicing Primary Care
Can vitamin and mineral supplementation prevent cancer or cardiovascular disease?
Listen to your patients about vitamin and mineral supplements, answer their questions, and tell them the facts.
Latest News
CKD-EPI eGFR formula surpasses alternatives in young adults
The 2021 race-free CKD-EPI equation for estimating glomerular filtration rate outperformed two alternative formulas in adults aged 18-40 years.
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A nurse’s view: Women desperately need information about pelvic floor disorders
One-third of all women and 50% of women over the age of 55 are currently affected by a pelvic floor disorder.
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The easy way to talk about penises
Clogging the arteries of the heart is called a heart attack; clogging the arteries to the penis is a penis attack, or as doctors like to call it,...