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Care via video teleconferencing can be as effective as in-person for some conditions
Video teleconferencing works best for monitoring patients with chronic conditions, according to the author of a new paper.
News
Sleep disorders and cancer: It’s complicated
Conference Coverage
ASH meeting: Diversity, inclusion, immunotherapy, and COVID-19
“While there have been many advances in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia ... addressing end-of-life issues is an often neglected area.”
News
Does vitamin D benefit only those who are deficient?
The results will “allow clinicians to better weigh the potential benefits of supplementation against its risk,” such as financial cost.
News
FDA approves first drug for treatment of resistant cytomegalovirus infection
“Cytomegalovirus infections that are resistant or do not respond to available drugs are of even greater concern.”
Opinion
Medical technology should keep patient in mind
While the stethoscope has literally distanced us from patients, it is such an important tool that we no longer think about this distancing.
News
Coffee or tea? Drinking both tied to lower stroke, dementia risk
Drinking coffee or tea reduces the risk for stroke and dementia. But drinking both reduces stroke risk by 30% and dementia risk by 28%.
Conference Coverage
CRAVE: Drinking coffee not linked to atrial arrhythmias
Real-time monitoring painted a complex picture of the effects of coffee consumption on not only the heart but physical exercise and sleep as well...
News
Substantial declines in mortality for most cancers
“The cancer mortality rate has reduced considerably since 1971 overall and for most cancer sites because of improvements in prevention, early...
News
Should you tell your doctor that you’re a doctor?
“I wouldn’t have treated him differently, but I just could have discussed the procedure with him in more professional terms.”