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Burnout may jeopardize patient care
Burnout was associated with unprofessionalism and higher rates of patient safety issues.
FDA/CDC
FDA warns kratom vendors about unproven claims
The substance is already outlawed in several countries and banned in some states.
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Huntington’s progression tracks with levels of mutant huntingtin, neurofilament light
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New stroke intervention guidelines stress volume
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One-quarter of ED sprained ankle diagnoses result in opioid prescription
Opioids for an ankle sprain may lead to extended opioid use or misuse.
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Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: Muscle biopsy no longer needed?
Myositis-specific antibodies played a key role in predicting whether a patient belonged in a patient cluster.
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Telemedicine: Three fraud and abuse triggers
Here’s how to ensure that your telemedicine practice complies with federal fraud and abuse laws.
FDA/CDC
CDC releases guidelines for pediatric mTBI
A CDC work group assembles evidence supporting guidelines for diagnosis, management, and treatment of pediatric mild traumatic brain injury.
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Benign MS is real in small minority of patients
But benign disease tracks poorly with disability measures and lacks agreement between patients and physicians.
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SCOTUS: Kavanaugh suggests precedent will govern future abortion decisions
Judge Kavanaugh painted himself as of independent thought.
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Penalties not necessary to save money in some Medicare ACOs
Groups participating in MSSP were “associated with a mean differential reduction of $302 in total Medicare spending per beneficiary in the 2012...