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AI Just Permanently Changed My Medical Practice 鈥� for the Better

An app helped free up my time by assisting with medical charting in a big way

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'We're Flying Blind' on H5N1: Experts See Repeat of CDC's Missteps on COVID Testing

Agency not moving fast enough to remove barriers blocking clinical labs from testing, critics say

Using MRD Status to Deescalate Multiple Myeloma Therapy

Joseph Mikhael, MD, leads a discussion on the findings of the MRD2STOP study

Study Tests BTK Inhibitor for Poorly Controlled Asthma

Leda Mannent, MD, on the results of the randomized phase II trial of rilzabrutinib

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Is Cholesterol Denialism Pseudoscience or Appropriate Medical Care?

Calling an end to debate rarely serves the advancement of knowledge

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Man Sentenced for Defrauding Doctor; Nurse Gets Probation for Storming U.S. Capitol

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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BMJ Paper at Center of COVID Vax Deaths Controversy Gets Expression of Concern

Experts say paper was riddled with bad science

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Nurses in Oregon Take to the Picket Lines to Demand Better Staffing, Higher Pay

Thousands spent second day striking

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Antibiotics May Not Be Necessary to Prevent Endophthalmitis After Cataract Surgery

Infections were extremely rare when surgeons relied only on low-strength povidone iodine

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

Trump's Memory Issues? Surgeon Charged in Wife's Death; Consent for Sterilization

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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Multidrug Regimen Could Change Treatment Landscape for Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL

High-rate of durable responses with ViPOR sparks talk of supplanting CAR-T in second line

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Alzheimer's Onset Delayed by Rare Mutation

Just one copy of the Christchurch variant conferred protection

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Novel Anti-CD38 Drug Shows Promise for Immune Thrombocytopenia

"Rapid and sustained" efficacy in 95% of pretreated patients in small trial

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Americans With HIV Are Living Longer. Federal Spending Isn't Keeping Up.

Funding constraints could undermine the decades-long battle

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CMS Is Making It Easier to Report EMTALA Complaints. Here's What Might Change.

The new webpage has the potential to make EDs safer

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Use This Common Cardiac Test in RA Patients, Study Suggests

Identifies heart risks not captured by conventional risk factors

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Depression Trial Wins, Losses; Americans' Chronic Insomnia; Kids' Sleep Anxiety

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Texas Doc Accused of Illegally Accessing Child Health Records

Eithan Haim, MD, reportedly outed hospital for continuing gender-affirming care program

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What Caused Patient's Heart Palpitations and Periodic Weakness?

ECG findings clarify those of a thorough physical and patient history

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Drug Shortages Keep Growing. Older, Injectable Agents Are Among the Most Vulnerable.

A Q&A with Erin Fox, PharmD, MHA, on the record-breaking shortages

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'Striking' Disparities in Specialty Care for Kids With Asthma on Public Insurance

Those on Medicaid had a 55% lower odds of specialist care versus the privately insured

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Perinatal Depression Tied to Increased Risk of Midlife Cardiovascular Disease

Relationships most pronounced for hypertensive disease, ischemic heart disease, heart failure

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

Quantifying Alcohol's Death Risk; NDAs Hide Docs' Mistakes; H5N1 Pandemic Prep

This past week in healthcare investigations

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CMS Star Ratings Unreliable for Surgical Quality?

Higher ratings tied to better surgical outcomes, but variability was high even within star groups

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Lawmakers Sharply Question Experts About COVID's Origin

"Lab leak" versus natural origin in the spotlight at hearing

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Large-Scale Intensive BP Intervention Proves Sustainable for CVD Prevention

Community-based program reduced events regardless of age, diabetes

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Certain Clinical Factors Tied to Poor Response to Biologics for Psoriasis

Previous exposure to biologics, higher BMI, smoking all negatively linked to response

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IG Live June 21: Healing With Pride, Supporting LGBTQ Youth Mental Health

Despite higher rates of mental health issues, LGBTQ youth have less access to care

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Cardiology's Private Equity Hot Spots; Statin Overuse; Type B Blood & Heart Injury

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Woman Who Can Smell Parkinson's; Alzheimer's Blood Test Standards; ARBs and Epilepsy

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

FDA APPROVED Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine (Capvaxive) over a computer rendering of pneumococcal pneumonia

FDA Approves Pneumococcal Vax Designed Specifically for Adults

Covers serotypes responsible for over 80% of invasive pneumococcal disease in those 50 and up

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The Artificially Intelligent Physician

Envisioning the role of an AI doctor from sci-fi accounts is intriguing, if not alarming

Treating the Trauma of Bullet-Related Injuries

"Retained bullets are one of the most malignant forms," of bullet-related injury, says LJ Punch

Endo Break over a computer rendering of a man with illustrated body organs.

Farxiga OK'd for Kids; Semaglutide Price Hearing; Maintaining GLP-1 Weight Loss

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

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Nurse Charged With Stealing Fentanyl, Replacing IV Drips With Tap Water

Many of the patients developed serious infections, and 16 died

Breast Cancer Highlights From ASCO 2024

Adriana Kahn, MD, highlights some of the exciting research in the metastatic setting

Regorafenib-Pembrolizumab Has 'Modest' Activity in HCC Post-Immunotherapy

Study tests second-line option for patients who progressed on immune checkpoint inhibitors

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Lost Chances to Treat Overdose Survivors Documented in New Medicare Study

Findings also highlight the difficulty of managing chronic pain

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USPSTF Recommends Behavioral Interventions for Kids With High BMI

Final recommendations did not include weight-loss drugs

Are T-DXd Results in HER2-Low/Ultralow Breast Cancer Practice-Changing?

Hope Rugo, MD, leads a discussion with Joyce O'Shaughnessy, MD, and Sara Tolaney, MD, MPH

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