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Opinion
What is palliative care and what’s new in practicing this type of medicine?
The common misperception is that palliative care is only for those at end of life or only in the advanced stages of their illness.
Original Research
Pharmacist-Assisted Varenicline Tobacco Cessation Treatment for Veterans
This study compared the efficacy and safety of clinical pharmacy specialists’ management of tobacco cessation therapy using varenicline with that...
Original Research
Appropriateness of Pharmacologic Thromboprophylaxis Prescribing Based on Padua Score Among Inpatient Veterans
This cohort study assessed whether a risk assessment calculator for venous thromboembolism that was embedded in the admission order set would...
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Irritable bowel syndrome therapy removed from market (again)
Zelnorm, a short-term IBS-C treatment, has been removed from the market. The drug manufacturer cited “business concerns.”
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Race drives disparities in life expectancy across states
Overall differences between life expectancies have decreased at the state level.
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Both parents at risk for depression following birth
“If we don’t consider the experience of new fathers, we’re doing a disservice to everyone.”
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Roe v. Wade: Medical groups react to Supreme Court decision
“The grievous inequities that exist in this country will grow and expand unchecked without safe access to legal abortion.”
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Stroke risk rises for women with history of infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth
Recurrent pregnancy complications could be female-specific risk factors for stroke subtypes.
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Why it’s so hard to prevent physician suicide
It’s important for physicians to be aware of warning signs in their colleagues, such as showing up late, being irritable and short-tempered with...
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Roe v. Wade overturned, ending 50 years of abortion protections
About 25 million women of reproductive age will now live in states that ban or severely restrict abortion.