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Postprandial Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain
The COVID-19 Tele-Huddle Program was a novel multidisciplinary consultation service using video conferencing to support the care of patients with...
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Digital therapy may ‘rewire’ the brain to improve tinnitus
Patients reported clinically meaningful reductions in ratings of annoyance, inability to ignore, unpleasantness, and loudness after using a...
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‘I missed it’: Coping with medical error
I can recall memorable moments from my training when I came to understand that what I initially perceived to be a mistake was instead part of the...
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Screen COPD patients for peripheral neuropathy
Polyneuropathy remains a common comorbidity among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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FDA approves ‘rapid-acting’ oral drug for major depression
It is the "first and only rapid-acting oral medicine approved for the treatment of MDD.
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Antibiotic before oral surgery spares endocarditis; study validates guidelines
“You have to have this [antibiotic prophylaxis] conversation when you see your patient with a prosthetic valve or who’s had endocarditis every...
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Poor physician access linked with unplanned return ED visits
Difficulty in accessing primary care was associated with a higher rate of return visits to the ED.
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Postpartum depression risk higher with family psych history
The risk for PPD was almost twice as high for mothers who have any psychiatric disorder in their family history compared with mothers who don’t....
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Vitamin D deficiency clearly linked to inflammation
“Improving vitamin D status may reduce chronic inflammation, but only for people with vitamin D deficiency.”
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‘Stop pretending’ there’s a magic formula to weight loss
Why are medical journals, even preeminent nonpredatory ones, publishing 12-week weight-loss program studies as if they have value?