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Vaping May Increase Plastic Surgery Complications

Patients urged to refrain from e-cigarettes before surgery

3D Mammo Ups Cancer Detection in Women Under Age 50

But tomosynthesis is not without its hassles, expert warns

AHA: Unnecessary Stress Testing Still Alive And Kicking?

More tests given to younger patients in large population study

AHA: Healthy Lifestyle Eases Heart Impact of High Genetic Risk

Fewer adverse events, less calcification in pooled data

Weight Gain In When School's Out

Out-of-school factors appear to drive kids' overweight and obesity

Novel Sedation Agent for Colonoscopy Meets Phase III Endpoints

Remimazolam shows advantages over midazolam

Concussion Prevention: Senator Wants Crackdown on Product Claims

FTC promises "a very close look"

ESC: PCSK9 Tx -- Ready for Prime Time or Still Unproven?

Debate highlights pros and cons of these cholesterol-lowering drugs

Poet and Physician: A Chat With John Coulehan, MD

Coulehan wears three different hats: physician, ethicist, and poet

Contraceptives Differ in Effects on Acne

Implants and hormonal IUDs worsen it, rings and COCs make it better

10 Augmented Reality Apps for Healthcare

Medicine is already on board with emerging technology

Are Expensive Diabetes Drugs Worth It?

Jardiance and Victoza improve hard outcomes, but at a hefty cost

ACIP Dumps FluMist for Upcoming Influenza Season

Interim recommendation not to use intranasal spray

ACIP: Cholera Vax Recommended for Travelers

Also MenACWY vaccines recommended for persons with HIV

AMA: Broad Coalition Backs End to Ban on Gun Violence Research

Orlando tragedy spurs new push for CDC funding

ACC: Looking Beyond Statins in LDL Lowering

New ACC guidance maps a path

Preventing Weight Gain in Special Needs Patients

Understanding risks, finding ways to cope

Brief Talk Gets Patients in Control of Reflux

Explaining when to take medication gets big return in symptom relief

AAP: Every School Needs a Registered Nurse

Policy statement suggests pediatricians should advocate for nurses in schools

10 Questions: Eric C. Rackow, MD

Too many seniors readmitted soon after hospital discharge, expert says

Are Masks a Good Alternative to Flu Shots for Healthcare Workers?

At some hospitals, it's vaccinate or be fired

ACP: Retail Clinics Need Scope of Practice Limits

Retail clinics meet a need but shouldn't replace conventional primary care

New Guideline Offers 'Best Practices' for PICC

Multidisciplinary panel aims to provide clarity for PICC management

PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins

This week's topics include complications following surgery for urinary incontinence, real-life data on HIV prevention in high-risk men, transmission of pertussis among siblings, and telemedicine recommendations.

Primary Care: Medicare's 'Wellness Visit' Money Goes Unclaimed

Launched with great fanfare, wellness codes leave docs frustrated

Today's Teens Less Likely to Start Having Sex

Compared with past generations, more teens in recent years using protection, or abstaining.

ACP Prefers Cervical Cytology Over DNA Screens for Young Women

HPV testing in women under 30 could cause more harm than good, group says.

'Brain Code' Speeds Meds to Neuro Patients

Algorithm plus medication distribution system reverses herniation, lowers intracranial pressure.

'Sudden Adult Death' May Have Mitochondrial Origin

Some cases of unexplained sudden death can be traced to a common mitochondrial defect.

Mixed Results for Low-Dose Statin in Second Stroke

Pravastatin didn't reduce incidence of recurrent stroke, but did offer other benefits.

5 Steps in Talking With Patients About Alternative Medicine

Ask, explain, respect, collaborate, compromise.

CardioBuzz: Why Patients Don鈥檛 Take Heart Meds

Faced with patients' instinctive aversion to pills, even after MI, what's a cardiologist to do?

Scoring System for Lung Cancer Screening Debuts

Radiologists to get tools for grading suspicious lesions.

The 65-Minute Minute Clinic

CVS needs to reconsider its walk-in clinic business model.

The Happy PCP: $400K/Yr and Home in Time for Dinner

Primary care doc earns a specialist's income without working overtime.

AAP: Implants, IUDs Best for Teen Birth Control

Pediatricians declare IUDs and progestin implants as birth control methods of choice for teens.

Kennedy Rebuts Critics on Thimerosal

On July 24, 51成人动漫 published a blog post on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s upcoming book on thimerosal in vaccines. Kennedy responded in an interview Tuesday.

Friday Feedback: Zero-Tolerance Employment Smoking Bans?

Should hospitals, schools, and companies refuse to hire smokers for teachers and healthcare providers?

AMA Mulls Gun Violence CME

CHICAGO -- As the AMA's House of Delegates was meeting in a downtown hotel here, 29 local residents were shot and four killed within a 10-mile radius.

Lethal Injections, MOC, and E-Cigs on AMA Agenda

The American Medical Association is being asked to strengthen its ethical stance on physician participation in execution by extending its ban on doctors participating to include all health professionals.

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