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How much pain is in the mind? This doctor thinks the answer is, most
My feeling is that these psychosocial interventions are easy to try, relatively inexpensive, noninvasive, and, in my experience, often can lead to...
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The 2023 ‘Meddy’ awards
When did the best ‘is there a doctor in the house?’ moment occur in a motion picture?
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Two cups of coffee increase heart dangers with hypertension
Too much coffee may raise blood pressure and lead to anxiety, heart palpitations, and difficulty sleeping.
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Doctors and their families tend to ignore medical guidelines
Doctors’ medical knowledge may influence them and their families to often ignore medical advice, study finds.
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Adult brains contain millions of ‘silent synapses’
An estimated 30% of all synapses in the brain’s cortex are silent and become active to allow the adult brain to continually form new memories and...
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Using devices to calm children can backfire long term
Using a mobile device to distract children from how they are feeling may displace opportunities for them to develop independent, alternative...
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Drinking tea can keep your heart healthy as you age
People who do not drink tea can still benefit by including foods rich in flavonoids in their diet.
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Almonds may be a good diet option
People who eat almonds can experience changes in their appetite-regulating hormones.
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Good news, bad news for GI in 2023 CMS physician fee schedule
Medicare expanded coverage of colorectal cancer (CRC) testing through the 2023 physician payment rule.
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European research team to study drug resistance in psychiatry
Psych-STRATA’s findings could provide psychiatrists with guidance for managing pharmacologic therapies more precisely.
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Multiple myeloma patients with t(11;14) respond best to venetoclax monotherapy
Phase 1 data on venetoclax monotherapy for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, initially presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the American...
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AML capsules
Detecting hereditary MDS/AMLUnexplained cytopenias or failure to mobilize stem cells in related donors of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (...
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CMS recognizes Society of Hospital Medicine’s Center for Quality Improvement
A shared hospital patient safety network reduces patient harm, saves lives and reduces costs.
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2016 Humanitarian Award
Patrick Conway, MD, MSc, SFHM, has earned a 2016 Humanitarian Award, which recognizes “life-saving achievement,” from the Patient Safety Movement...