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'Failure to Communicate' Drives Misdiagnosis

Electronic medical records also need to be improved, says Mark Graber, MD

Oct 05, 2015

Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Better

Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom

Oct 01, 2015

Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis'

And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea

Sep 29, 2015

Patient Registries See Promise and Challenges Ahead

Physician-driven registries adapt to a changing health system

Sep 11, 2015

Experts Gain Ground in CTE Diagnosis

NIH working group says perivascular tau deposition is hallmark feature of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Apr 22, 2015

EHR Scores in National Football League

Electronic health records combined with video images are improving team healthcare.

Apr 15, 2015

Cold Packs on Extremities Aid in Heat Stroke

New method may ease danger more quickly.

Apr 13, 2015

Knee Surgery Linked to Higher OA Risk

Can meniscus repairs actually worsen joint damage?

Dec 04, 2014

PRP Shows Promise for Hamstring Tears

Hamstring injuries are notoriously slow to heal. Can platelet-rich plasma help?

Oct 08, 2014

John West: The Doc at the Top of the World

Only one mountain pushes lungs to the absolute limit -- Mount Everest -- and only once has that limit been measured directly, by John B. West, MD, PhD, Dsc.

Jul 12, 2014

Medtronic's Infuse Moves From Operating Room to Courtroom

An investigative series by 番茄社区/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has been tracking the spinal fusion device called Infuse in a 4-year-long series and now reports how a flawed FDA system for device approval may have led to a long string of adverse events culminating in thousands of liability suits.

May 18, 2014

Fewer False Positives With ECG for Young Athletes

SAN FRANCISCO -- When screening high school athletes for cardiac abnormalities, an electrocardiogram (ECG) interpreted using athlete-specific criteria had a lower false-positive rate than a history and physical examination, researchers found.

May 11, 2014

Vitamin D Blog: Cutting Edema in Athletes' Bones

Vitamin D supplementation might help professional athletes who are being treated for bone marrow edema with bisphosphonates, according to a new study.

Feb 24, 2014

Can You Get Paid For Prescribing Exercise?

How do doctors get reimbursed when they prescribe exercise? We asked Jordan Metzl, MD, author of the new book, "Exercise Cure."

Feb 12, 2014

Prime Time: When Athletes Need Drugs

The governing bodies of elite sports keep a strict eye on the use of all kinds of substances to ensure a level playing field for competitive athletes. Here's what you need to know if one of them walks in to your practice in need of treatment.

Feb 06, 2014