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Perspectives

Thought-provoking perspectives from leading health and medical experts

Gross Anatomy: Stabbed by a Stick

Man drives to hospital with a branch stuck in his neck.

HypeWatch: Cannabis Bone-Healing Study Oversold

Forget the headlines you read. Here's what you should know.

Kids' Exposure to Marijuana Grows: Reason to Worry?

Reports surface of accidental ingestion of edible pot products, but adverse effects seem low.

The Trouble With Evidence-Based Medicine, the 'Brand'

Evidence in medicine is a good thing, but there are things to dislike about EBM

So You Actually Drank the Water During Your Vacation?

Should you carry Cipro in your suitcase when traveling? It depends

App Claims to Measure Oxygen Saturation With Only a Smartphone

There are apps making unjustifiable claims, exposing patients to unnecessary risk

Lifestyle Medicine: Dreaming of the Gym-Clinic Hybrid

Nadolsky brothers interview med student who wants to open combined gym and clinic practice

13 Apple Watch Medical Apps Made for Physicians

Even though there are over 3,500 apps that have been customized for the Apple Watch, there are few that health providers can actually utilize for themselves

10 Questions: Michael R. Jaff, DO

'If we dont do something, U.S. will no longer be world's best healthcare system.'

A New Generation of Innovators

David Nash, MD, MBA, spotlights one medical student who is already an innovator.

Gross Anatomy: 'Nailing It' With the Weed Whacker

Lucky landscaper escapes permanent injury after nail penetrates an eye.

Op-Ed: Penn Jillette's Weight Loss Wasn't Magic

The magician recently lost 105 pounds, but he may not be a role model.

Five Great Health Tracking Apps for Android Smartwatches

Android Wear touts a variety of healthcare apps and more on Google Play that make the platform even more convenient for your day-to-day life.

Lady Doc: Sex After Menopause

Several factors can contribute to intimate postmenopausal concerns.

CulinaryRx: How We Treated the Hypertensive Patient

Diet recommendations for a 54-year-old man with high blood pressure.

One Battle in the War Over Expert Testimony

Medical expert runs afoul of his professional association's rules.

The Case for Body Cameras: Good for Doctors -- and Their Patients

Why one doctor wants to see a camera added to a clinician's equipment checklist.

All About Adenosine

This biochemical will stop your heart -- just long enough to be useful.

Gross Anatomy: Rare Alga Growth From Human Tissue Sample

The culture was negative, so what's all this green stuff?

Sinking Pediatric Practice Afloat After 番茄社区 Profile

Sometimes an article is worth $97,000 (in back pay).

The Medium Is The Message: Second Study Confirms Mediums' Accuracy

A journal publishes another paper reporting that officially certified mediums are accurate.

The NNT: An Overhyped and Confusing Statistic

Some pitfalls of summing up evidence with Numbers Needed to Treat.

Bronchiolitis Guidelines: Throwing the Baby Out With the Bathwater?

AAP's new guidelines favor complexity over familiar treatment options.

Frostbite: How to Classify and Treat It

In the ED, this is most often seen in the homeless.

10 Questions: Jenny Jaque, MD

Ob/gyn focuses on women's health issues inside and outside of the clinic.

The Five Best Apps for Echocardiography

Echocardiography is a frequently used tool in the evaluation of a wide range of cardiac diseases.

CardioBuzz: Why Patients Don鈥檛 Take Heart Meds

Faced with patients' instinctive aversion to pills, even after MI, what's a cardiologist to do?

The Best Family Medicine Apps Physicians Should Download

Dr. Douglas Maurer, one of our family medicine physician writers at iMedicalApps, has created a great list of apps that are essential for family medicine physicians to download.

Is an Expensive New Antibiotic Worth the Cost?

Once-weekly dalbavancin might reduce admissions, but it introduces new concerns.

Three Less Expensive UpToDate Alternatives

Recently at iMedicalApps, we received a few requests from a mixture of physicians and medical librarians asking us to look into alternatives to UpToDate. The requesters wanted to know if there were legitimate alternatives, and if the alternatives were less expensive.

These Men Had Their Penises Broken, Cut, and Shot

Industrial accidents, self-inflicted genital mutilation, and gunshots: It's dangerous out there for the male member.

The Happy PCP: $400K/Yr and Home in Time for Dinner

Primary care doc earns a specialist's income without working overtime.

Three Wearables that Could Change Afib Screening

They're durable, low-profile, and accurate.

That's Not Chronic Lyme, It's Cancer

Three case reports demonstrate the risks of "assuming that patients have chronic Lyme disease."

Is That an Unusual Sexual Fantasy?

Sex in the office, fellatio, and menage a trois: Researchers probe sexual fantasies.

Top 10 Cardiology Apps for iPhone & Android

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