Encouraging Smoking Cessation After AMI
Research shows that smoking is common among many patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI)...
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TweetChat – EHRs: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Part 2
Join us Wednesday, June 7 at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT for Part 2 of our 2-part live, interactive...
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Outcomes After ED Discharge of the Elderly
According to published research, the elderly have the highest rate of ED use among all adult...
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Conference Highlights: SCAI 2017
A Weekend Effect for PCI? Few large-scale studies have assessed whether or not PCI procedures...
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Is It GERD? Recognizing Atypical Symptoms
Because gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) diminishes quality of life and can cause long-term...
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Urine Drug Tests: Effective for Uncovering Opioid Misuse But Easy To Cheat On
With America facing an opioid epidemic, the most effective diagnostic tool for uncovering misuse...
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Conference Highlights: ACOG 2017
PTSD in Women With HIV Studies indicate that PTSD is common in women living with HIV and...
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Video – Warning: This Drug May Kill You
Told from the perspectives of four families devastated by opioid addiction, the HBO documentary...
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Conference Highlights: AATS 2017
Volume Standards for Thoracic Surgeries Few studies have assessed whether or not minimum volume...
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Getting Patients Help for Long-term Reflux
One in five people experience reflux at least once a week, triggering 2.2 million visits to...
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TweetChat: A Look at the U.S. Opioid Epidemic
Join us Wednesday, May 10 at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT for a live, interactive tweetchat with Linda...
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The Cardiac Cath Lab: Updating Best Practices
Several years ago, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) published...
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ED Return Visits: Examining Outcomes & Costs
Ensuring safe transitions of care is an important goal for promoting better patient experiences,...
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Key Concepts in Managing Complicated Pericarditis
Mortality relating to heart disease has continued to decrease over the past several years, making...
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VIDEO: Infections Possible Cause for Falls
Farrin Manian, MD, discusses a retrospective study looking at patients presenting with a fall who...
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Universal Chlamydia Screening
Rates of chlamydia trachomatis infection, the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in...
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Conference Highlights: ACC 2017
New research was presented at ACC 2017, the American College of Cardiology’s Scientific...
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Some autonomous robots are not ready for prime time
A Twitter friend posted this on a blustery Wisconsin morning: His car wasn’t being driven by...
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Examining Proneness to Malpractice Claims
Medical malpractice continues to be a significant issue for physicians from all walks throughout...
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