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Bottles of Precedex (dexmedetomidine) over a photo of an operating room.

Precedex in Abdominal Surgery May Speed Up GI Function Recovery

Intraoperative use of dexmedetomidine in older adults also led to shorter hospital stays

AAFP over a photo of a male physician making a protective gesture around a family icon.

Q&A: Sterling Ransone, Jr., President of the American Academy of Family Physicians

Better pay and fewer paperwork hassles for members are high priorities for AAFP's new president

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More Physicians Are Now Employees Rather Than Owners

Here's what's behind the continued decline of independent practice

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Can Physicians Maintain Autonomy in Today's Healthcare System?

In an increasingly corporatized medical system, there are many interpretations of independence

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Is Private Equity a Dangerous Employer?

Firms' investments in healthcare continue to expand, at what cost?

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Exposure to Certain Phthalates Tied to All-Cause, CV-Related Death

Common chemicals in shampoo, cosmetics also linked with billions of dollars in lost productivity

A box of Flucelvax influenza vaccine pre-filled syringes.

Egg-Free Flu Shot Works for Kids

Novel platform for growing virus to make vaccine on par with traditional egg-based vaccine

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FDA Nudges Restaurants, Food Manufacturers to Cut Sodium

Voluntary guidance aims to reduce Americans' sodium intake by 12%

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Obesity Paper Has Diet Researchers Riled Up

Nutrition community clashes over perspective piece on obesity mechanism

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Forteo Injection May Soon Face Competition From a Pill

Same peptide formulated for oral administration passes phase II test

ASBMR over a computer rendering of a human skeleton

Is This the Future of Corticosteroids?

Novel agent, aimed at doing away with adverse metabolic effects, proves mettle in DMD

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To the Patient Who Left a Negative Physician Review

I wish you the best

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Supplements to Prevent Bone Breaks? VITAL Says Forget It

Landmark trial throws more cold water on vitamin D, omega-3 pills

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Bone Disease Drug Misses Endpoint, But Still Very Much Alive

Favorable results on most outcomes may suggest poor choice of primary

A nurse wearing a protective mask and cannabis patch sewn to her scrubs holds out a bottle of medical cannabis.

Nurses See New Career Opportunities in Medical Cannabis Space

Some cite burnout and frustration with traditional healthcare settings as factors

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Remote BP Monitoring Dips a Toe Into Post-Acute Care

Hypotension emerges as a risk in pilot study

HTN over an illustration of a blood pressure monitor and other objects related to hypertension.

BP Care in Black Barbershops Successfully Taken Up in Nashville

Los Angeles protocol adapted to a different city amid the COVID pandemic

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Does Slight Autism Risk With Epidurals Matter?

Study authors and JAMA editorial say probably not

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Video Visits, Calls, and Texts Have Their Place -- But We Need Limits

In-person visits can't always be replaced, and we need to be paid for the care we give

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What's Behind the Racial Differences in Women's Cancer Screening?

Existing medical conditions and social factors are likely driving gaps, researchers found

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FDA Issues Orders Clarifying Rules for Marketing Sunscreens

But more studies on sunscreen chemicals are still needed, advocacy group says

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How Many Deaths Will New Cigarette Warnings Prevent?

Modeling study comes up with big numbers

A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on an orange and a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on an apple.

I Got Moderna. Can I Boost With Pfizer?

"There's all sorts of anarchy going on"

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'Privacy Exception' No Cure for Doctors' Open Notes Headaches

Provision is "unworkable," harms patients, and adds to clinical stress, doctors say

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Prediabetes Tied to Doubled Risk of Major Depression in Dutch Study

Check metabolic status of those with mood disorders and vice versa, researcher says

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Are Doctors Drowning in Inbox Overload?

The slow simmer of non-stop messaging boils over during the pandemic

ESMO over a computer rendering of a tumor.

Survey Says: Support Is Lacking for Cancer's Lingering Effects

Survivors report dissatisfaction with long-term support

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Lawmakers Don't Care for Patients. Doctors Do.

And we must respond with force

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Q&A: Loice Swisher, MD, on National Physician Suicide Awareness Day

Showing her own vulnerability helps others, she says

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There's a Workaround for a Common 'Open Notes' Criticism

Exception says doctor can delay releasing bad news if patient gave prior consent

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AI's Help in Colonoscopy Led to Fewer Missed Adenomas

U.S. study explores benefit of newer technology in colon cancer screening, surveillance

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Open Notes Shines Light on Errors in Patient Medical Records

Will the new rule lead to a flood of correction requests?

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Patients Can Get Medical Record Errors Amended, but It's Not Easy

Technology is lacking, process may be unclear

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Meta-Analysis Confirms Benefits of Low-Dose CT Screening for Lung Cancer

LDCT associated with a 16% relative reduction in mortality versus no screening

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Doctors Work to Treat, Understand Post-Vaccine Shoulder Injury

SIRVA is mainly in the medicolegal realm, but physicians acknowledge its rare possibility

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Cough, Cancer, PTSD: Two Decades of World Trade Center Studies

Research has revealed the fallout of response to a crisis

ERS over a computer rendering of the respiratory system.

Good News (Mostly) for Asthma Patients During Pandemic

But could one common drug be problematic?

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For Many, 'Long COVID' Becoming Chronic Fatigue

Study finds little reason for optimism about long-term outlook

SAGES over an image of the human digestive system.

Older Folks Like the Phone for Doctor Calls, Right? Right?

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Targeting Bacteria in COPD Shows Promise

Great potential seen despite mixed results in two new trials

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