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Despite no cure, progress in the treatment of HIV/AIDS
Originally published in MedPage Todayby Michael Smith, MedPage Today North American CorrespondentIt’s 1984. A...
Originally published in MedPage Todayby Michael Smith, MedPage Today North American CorrespondentIt’s 1984. A...
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How patients are dying from H1N1 infection
Originally published in MedPage Todayby Michael Smith, MedPage Today North American CorrespondentBrazilian researchers have...
Originally published in MedPage Todayby Michael Smith, MedPage Today North American CorrespondentBrazilian researchers have...
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How can we stop the spread of unproven heart scans like CT angiography?
There’s no question that CT scans are among the most overused medical tests.One newer application has been using CT scans to detect coronary artery calcification for primary prevention of heart disease. It’s a technology of unproven promise, with...
There’s no question that CT scans are among the most overused medical tests.One newer application has been using CT scans to detect coronary artery calcification for primary prevention of heart disease. It’s a technology of unproven promise, with...
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How can we stop the spread of unproven heart scans like CT angiography?
There’s no question that CT scans are among the most overused medical tests.One newer application has been using CT...
There’s no question that CT scans are among the most overused medical tests.One newer application has been using CT...
kevinmd posted a blog entry
What’s the most popular way to diagnose a pulmonary embolism?
Originally published in MedPage Todayby Chris Emery, MedPage Today Contributing WriterEmergency physicians and radiologists...
Originally published in MedPage Todayby Chris Emery, MedPage Today Contributing WriterEmergency physicians and radiologists...
kevinmd posted a blog entry
Radiation exposure from excessive imaging tests after a heart attack
by Toni Brayer, MDHopefully, by now, people are realizing that more is not necessarily better. A new study reported at the...
by Toni Brayer, MDHopefully, by now, people are realizing that more is not necessarily better. A new study reported at the...
kevinmd posted a blog entry
Smoking related diseases are the number one cause of death in African-Americans
by Erin Marcus, MDLawrence Jones started smoking Kool Menthols when he was playing Rhythm and Blues in the ‘70s, as a way of...
by Erin Marcus, MDLawrence Jones started smoking Kool Menthols when he was playing Rhythm and Blues in the ‘70s, as a way of...
kevinmd posted a blog entry
A review of the latest stroke studies
Originally published in HCPLive.comby Victor G. Dostrow, MDThere are some recent developments in the world of stroke, which...
Originally published in HCPLive.comby Victor G. Dostrow, MDThere are some recent developments in the world of stroke, which...
kevinmd posted a blog entry
How constant H1N1 breaking news updates may be going too far
Originally posted in MedPage Todayby Jeffrey Hall Dobken, MDShe is 11, a fifth grader, as prepubescent as nature allows, and...
Originally posted in MedPage Todayby Jeffrey Hall Dobken, MDShe is 11, a fifth grader, as prepubescent as nature allows, and...
kevinmd posted a blog entry
Is the end of pandemic H1N1 flu near?
Originally posted in MedPage Todayby Crystal Phend, MedPage Today Senior Staff WriterThe end of the so-called second wave of...
Originally posted in MedPage Todayby Crystal Phend, MedPage Today Senior Staff WriterThe end of the so-called second wave of...
kevinmd posted a blog entry
How can quitting smoking improve lung function in patients with asthma?
Originally published in MedPage Todayby Chris Emery, MedPage Today Contributing WriterAsthmatic smokers who quit the habit...
Originally published in MedPage Todayby Chris Emery, MedPage Today Contributing WriterAsthmatic smokers who quit the habit...
kevinmd posted a blog entry
Why data driven medical decisions will fall on deaf ears
The fallout from the mammogram screening guidelines have served as a test case, of sorts, to see how the politicians and public...
The fallout from the mammogram screening guidelines have served as a test case, of sorts, to see how the politicians and public...
kevinmd posted a blog entry
Treat cluster headaches by inhaling pure oxygen
Originally published in InsidermedicineInhaling pure oxygen at a fast rate can reduce or even eliminate the pain of cluster...
Originally published in InsidermedicineInhaling pure oxygen at a fast rate can reduce or even eliminate the pain of cluster...
kevinmd posted a blog entry
Why juvenile delinquency may lead to poor adult health
Originally published in MedPage Todayby Michael Smith, MedPage Today North American CorrespondentBad boys grow up to be sick...
Originally published in MedPage Todayby Michael Smith, MedPage Today North American CorrespondentBad boys grow up to be sick...
kevinmd posted a blog entry
Some patients won’t accept a conservative approach to medical treatment
by Michael Kirsch, MDWho says one person can’t make a difference? This past week, I personally set back health care reform....
by Michael Kirsch, MDWho says one person can’t make a difference? This past week, I personally set back health care reform....
kevinmd posted a blog entry
Is constipation a sign of early Parkinson’s disease?
Originally published in MedPage Todayby Charles Bankhead, MedPage Today Staff WriterConstipation may represent one of the...
Originally published in MedPage Todayby Charles Bankhead, MedPage Today Staff WriterConstipation may represent one of the...
kevinmd posted a blog entry
Should body mass index (BMI) be used as a college graduation requirement?
by Amy Tuteur, MDIt’s official. America hates fat people.Human beings are constantly searching for socially sanctioned...
by Amy Tuteur, MDIt’s official. America hates fat people.Human beings are constantly searching for socially sanctioned...
kevinmd posted a blog entry
How well can doctors diagnose child abuse from bone fractures?
Originally published in MedPage Todayby Chris Emery, MedPage Today Contributing WriterPhysicians often misdiagnose bone...
Originally published in MedPage Todayby Chris Emery, MedPage Today Contributing WriterPhysicians often misdiagnose bone...
kevinmd posted a blog entry
How the Tiger Woods scandal may emotionally affect his golf game
Here’s the obligatory Tiger Woods post on the blog.Whenever Tiger gets back to the course, some are wondering how his...
Here’s the obligatory Tiger Woods post on the blog.Whenever Tiger gets back to the course, some are wondering how his...
kevinmd posted a blog entry
Does smoking or obesity affect life expectancy more?
Originally published in MedPage Todayby Crystal Phend, MedPage Today Senior Staff WriterGains in life expectancy from lower...
Originally published in MedPage Todayby Crystal Phend, MedPage Today Senior Staff WriterGains in life expectancy from lower...
kevinmd posted a blog entry
NFL football players with concussions may need independent neurologists to clear them
Originally published in MedPage Todayby John Gever, MedPage Today Senior EditorResponding to growing concern over concussions...
Originally published in MedPage Todayby John Gever, MedPage Today Senior EditorResponding to growing concern over concussions...
kevinmd posted a blog entry
Are primary care doctors ready for portable handheld ultrasound devices?
by Richard Reece, MDThere’s no question the deck is stacked against primary care. Its rates are too low, its hours too long,...
by Richard Reece, MDThere’s no question the deck is stacked against primary care. Its rates are too low, its hours too long,...
kevinmd posted a blog entry
Previous influenza exposure can protect against the H1N1 flu
by Bruce GoldmanPeople of a certain age have been known to complain that, while they lucidly recall the details of childhood...
by Bruce GoldmanPeople of a certain age have been known to complain that, while they lucidly recall the details of childhood...
kevinmd posted a blog entry
Low pay for diabetes care harms patients
Originally posted in MedPage Todayby John Gever, MedPage Today Senior EditorAlmost one-third of doctors in an...
Originally posted in MedPage Todayby John Gever, MedPage Today Senior EditorAlmost one-third of doctors in an...
