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Too old to practice?
Dr. William G. Wilkoff talks about the American Medical Association’s effort to create competency guidelines to assess whether physicians might be...
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Caring for adults at suicide risk in the ED
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MDD tied to lower bone mineral density in men
Antidepressant use is associated with lower bone mineral density, but only among men with low body weight.
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Postpartum depression
Dr. Susan D. Swick and Dr. Michael S. Jellinek discuss the often untreated condition of postpartum depression and how to screen for it.
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European cardiologists seek involvement in acute stroke
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Risk Stratification Insufficient for Predicting DVT in Hospitalized Patients: JAMA Internal Medicine Study
The Wells score is only slightly better than a coin toss for predicting deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in hospitalized patients, researchers have...
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Avocado-derived compound could treat AML
lab, surrounded by avocados Photo by Light Imaging/ University of Waterloo A compound derived from avocados could be effective in treating acute...
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Method enables complex, large-scale genetic analysis
Image by Spencer Phillips A new algorithm makes it possible to perform genetic analyses on as many as 500,000 individuals—and many traits—at the...
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Targeting IL-1β could limit damage after joint bleed
Photo by Rhoda Baer ROME, ITALY—Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) is a crucial factor in the development of blood-induced cartilage damage, according to...
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Team identifies new target for malaria vaccine
Photo courtesy of the CDC Researchers say they have located a new, more precise target for a mosquito-based vaccine to block the transmission of...