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Med Adherence Improves When Patients Understand Importance

Researchers call for better patient education in EDs

ACR 2017: Biosimilar Debate, Inflammation in OA, and More

Special lecture will look back at TNF as rheumatology drug target

ACEP PAC Gave More to 2016 Candidates Opposing Firearm Checks

Group's PAC favored candidates who opposed its own gun control policy

Largest AED Maker to Halt Most Operations as FDA Cites Problems

Quality controls have not been up to FDA standards

From Hopeless to Healer: Escaping Iran's Revolution Twice, Then Robbed at the Border

Of 51 people sent back, only Adel Bozorgzadeh kept going

Policy Experts Debate Pros and Cons of State Medicaid Waivers

Will administration show too much flexibility?

Experts Examine Trump's 'Just Say No 2.0' Message on Drugs

'On the right track' says one; others argue it simply hasn't worked

When and How to Say Sorry to Patients

Apologizing doesn't guarantee losing a malpractice suit -- but it might prevent one

Remembering Medicine's Mission: Caring for the Sick

Medicine needs to return to its true mission, says Caroline Poplin, MD, JD

ACG: Half of Gastro Docs Experience Burnout

Lifestyle, work-life balance most often associated with burnout

For Medicare Patients, Optometrists Lag in Glaucoma Testing

Ophthalmologist dominance a cause for professional concern?

Magnet Status: Superior Care or Marketing Gimmick?

Some nurses charge the program has strayed from its original mission

Drug Ads: Why Consumers Tune Out the Side Effect List

Long recitation actually dilutes perception of risk

MIPS Takes a Beating at MedPAC

Medicare advisory panel says it needs to go

Slow Medicine: Clashing with Andrew Weil

Principles of slow, alternative medicine overlap, but there's a clear line

Time to Change the Way We Price Drugs

Value-based pricing, technology assessment among possible solutions

Eye On Repeal/Replace: Selling Insurance Across State Lines

Would interstate shopping lower premiums, increase choice?

Building Physician Resilience a Top Priority for AAFP President-Elect

Says teaching helps counteract burnout

New AAFP President Ready to Fight 'Single-Specialty Superiority'

Munger's priorities include payment reform, reducing regulatory burdens

AAFP Backs Healthcare as Right, 'Publicly Funded Universal Primary Care'

Group splinters on whether government plans should cover abortions

How to Rediscover the Joy of Medicine (db's Medical Rants)

Highlights from grand rounds with Kelley Skeff, MD, PhD

PAC Contribution Checkoff Proves Controversial at AAFP

But many resolutions sail through with little debate

Candidates for AAFP Presidency State Their Cases

See burnout, regulatory burden and family physicians' value as key issues

EASD Imposes Tight Security Outside, Embraces Twitter Inside

ADA overreacted to online slide sharing, EASD leaders say

AAFP Debates Medical Aid-in-Dying Laws

Single-payer and healthcare as a 'right' also spark debate

Meigs Urges Family Physicians: Be 'Disruptive Innovators'

Congressional battles mark AAFP president's term

FDA Panel Backs New Warning for Gadolinium Contrast Agents

Manufacturers could be required to conduct new studies

Data Support that Diet Can Reverse Heart Disease

Dean Ornish, MD, and Kim Williams, MD, respond to Nissen video on statins

Surgery and Legislation: All in a Day's Work for Greg Murphy, MD

'I don't know how he does it'

Some Physicians Switch Patients Off Invokana after FDA Warning

Doubled risk of amputations appears to be affecting usage

Study: Opioid Users Don't See Overdose as Wakeup Call

Brush with death had little effect on subsequent use

We Have Ruined Late-Breaking Clinical Trials in Cardiology

In this Revolution and Revelation, Milton Packer explains why a cornerstone of annual meetings has gone from sizzler to snoozer

Can Safe Injection Sites Calm the Opioid Crisis?

Critics, proponents battle over decades-old issue

Barcelona Attack Doesn't Derail ESC Plans

Cardiologists hang tough: 'If we change behavior, the terrorists have won'

Vinay Prasad, MD, on 'Medical Reversal'

'Not every reversal puts money in doctors' pockets'

Telemedicine OK for Genetic Testing and Counseling

Trial finds no major difference in psychosocial outcomes

What Happened When a Doctor Cried on Social Media

Trust-building important in healthcare

CardioBrief: How Statins Drive Some People Crazy

Partisans on both sides derail rational discussion of risks, benefits

Vince DeVita鈥檚 Oncology Opus

Medicine and music share center stage in storied career

Why Is Everyone Upset About California Senate Bill 790?

The intentions are good, but the delivery is flawed explains Milton Packer in his latest Revolution and Revelation blog

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