by Edwin Leap, MDI practice in the rural, northwest corner of South Carolina, also known as “The Upstate.” It is a place of expansive lakes, white-water rivers and the mist covered foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The area includes thousands...
Topics: hospital, patient, Physician practice, specialist

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Originally published in InsidermedicineThree distinct types of drugs that affect mental processes can increase the risk of falling when taken by adults over 60, according to research published in the latest edition of the Archives of Internal...
Topics: drugs, Drugs and Pharma, Medicare, patient, primary care

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Originally published in MedPage Todayby Kristina Fiore, MedPage Today Staff WriterOnly a quarter of baby boomers take advantage of preventive services such as flu vaccines and cancer screenings, a new report from the government and two powerful interest..
Topics: patient, primary care

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Have you ever wanted your Lego bricks to undergo a CT scan?Well, wonder no more. Someone did it.From the commentary: “This is a volume rendering based on the axial scan. Note that the density of the bricks is different for each color.”(via...
Topics: Medical humor and the bizarre

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by Jeoffry B.Gordon, MD, MPHThe recent recommendation of the US Preventive Services Task Force against routine screening mammograms for healthy, low risk women under the age of fifty has demonstrated our broad consensus about the value of breast cancer...
Topics: cancer, health reform, patient, primary care

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