Improving Quality in Colorectal Surgery
Throughout the United States, hospitals are striving for quality improvement (QI) by partnering...
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Scientists Pioneer Synthetic Derivatives of “Game-Changing” New Antibiotic that Could Hold Key to Tackling Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Scientists at the University of Lincoln, UK, have successfully produced two synthetic derivatives...
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A Look at Unsupervised Pediatric Drug Exposures
About a decade ago, several reports throughout the United States indicated that ED visits were on...
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Gender, Stress, & Acute Myocardial Infarction
Studies have shown that women and younger patients are at increased risk for mental stress when...
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New Antibiotic Stewardship Guidelines Focus on Practical Advice for Implementation
Preauthorization of broad-spectrum antibiotics and prospective review after two or three days of...
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Beta-Blockade & Mortality in Non-Cardiac Surgery
While use of perioperative β-blockers is a widely accepted practice when managing patients...
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Predicting Adherence After Emergency Department Visits
Millions of Americans who use the ED each year are subsequently referred for outpatient care and...
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Opioid Use & Infant Outcomes
Recent data show that that the number of prescriptions being written for opioids to manage pain...
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New BMI Cut Points for Diabetes in Asian Americans
This Physician’s Weekly feature on new BMI cut points for diabetes in Asian Americans was...
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Treadmill Performance & Cardiac Mortality
Exercise stress tests are commonly used to determine if patients need invasive cardiac testing and...
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Tobacco Control & Treatment
Tobacco use has been cited as the top cause of preventable death and disability in the United...
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Low-Dose CT for Lung Cancer Screening
The American Thoracic Society and American College of Chest Physicians recently developed a policy...
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Interventional Cardiology & Occupational Hazards
Interventional cardiologists endure unique physical demands that can predispose them to...
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Cholesterol Goals & Gender Differences
Recently, several groups, including the Adult Treatment Panel III (ATPIII) and the American...
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Adverse Events in Abdominal Surgery: The Financial Impact
Patient safety continues to be a national healthcare priority since recent landmark reports and...
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Patient Safety: Surveying Orthopedic Surgeons
Throughout the United States, hospitals and health systems are not high-reliability organizations,...
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Smoking Cessation After a Cancer Diagnosis
Published research has established that smoking is a significant risk factor for many cancers and...
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HIV Infection Prematurely Ages Humans by an Average of 5 Years
Thanks to combination antiretroviral therapy, many people with HIV can be expected to live decades...
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Conference Highlights: AACR 2016
Delayed Radiation Increases Breast Cancer Risk Recent study findings indicate that some...
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