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Commentary
Yes, we should talk politics and religion with patients
Religion and spirituality are as much a part of our patient’s lives as the physical parameters that we measure. To neglect these significant...
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Visual impairment more common in minority youth
The findings likely reflect the underlying inequities in access to vision care.
From the Journals
Can we eliminate measles and rubella worldwide?
“It’s essential to be hitting kids who haven’t already had a routine vaccine.”
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA warns against cooking chicken in NyQuil
“Boiling a medication can make it much more concentrated and change its properties in other ways.”
Livin' on the MDedge
Early bird gets the worm, night owl gets the diabetes
Plus: Sweating for mosquito science, sharing genes with zebrafish, and sharing vomit with synanthropic flies.
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Brodalumab suicide risk similar to other biologics, postmarket study finds
The researchers extracted data through the end of 2021 on the number of completed suicides for brodalumab and ten other biologics approved for...
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Biden’s Cancer Moonshot turns its focus to early-detection blood tests
If these tests become standard, the oncology field will need to navigate a thicket of new challenges.
Commentary
Quiet quitting: Are physicians dying inside bit by bit? Or setting healthy boundaries?
Quiet quitters believe that it is possible to have good boundaries and yet remain productive, engaged, and active within the workplace.
Livin' on the MDedge
‘Dr. Caveman’ had a leg up on amputation
Plus: Walking your way to a quieter baby, lending a nose to Parkinson’s research, and identifying the office flirts.
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Targeted anti-IgE therapy found safe and effective for chronic urticaria
Two phase 3 trials associated ligelizumab with efficacy comparable to omalizumab, an approved CSU therapy.
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Your poop may hold the secret to long life
If we could pull off a banking system like this, it could have the potential to treat autoimmune disease, inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes,...