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Fatcat CEOs at nonprofit hospitals
Sleuthing and prodding thanks to Nebraska Sen. Charles Grassley — unlimited speaking of the model legislators herein Washington our times– has build in that– marvel! — nonprofi… more →
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Resistant H1N1 found in people not taking antivirals for active infection
smnewsletters wrote 1 day ago: Quebec doctors report the rapid emergence of H1N1 resistance to oseltamivir in a father who was give … more →
Breast Cancer Screening
DarinC wrote 4 days ago: Image via Wikipedia On November 17, 2009 the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released a r … more →
How Should Doctors Think?
Dr P wrote 1 week ago: I have to give a presentation to the residents on “Clinical Decision Making” and this ca … more →
Primary Care's Current Image
yoderjb wrote 1 week ago: This is a wonderful article that explains the current problems with the image that primary care has … more →
Why we should redefine irritability as anger
smnewsletters wrote 1 week ago: A child psychiatrist from Johns Hopkins argues that the nonspecific term “irritability” should be re … more →
Should drowsy docs take drugs?
smnewsletters wrote 2 weeks ago: A review published by the AMA reviews strategies for dealing with the sleep deprivation that is inev … more →
Busy week of "Out Reforming Healthcare"
Dr P wrote 2 weeks ago: In our (soon-to-be-paperless-but-not-soon-enough) office, we have boxes where messages from patients … more →
The Sun: Health Risk or Health Benefit
scfa wrote 2 weeks ago: The past 20 or so years Americans have become increasingly frightened by the sun. From accounts of … more →
New guideline for ED weighs PDE-5 inhibitors, hormones
smnewsletters wrote 2 weeks ago: A new guideline from the American College of Physicians takes no stand one way or the other on the u … more →
Putting their money where their mouth is...
Dr P wrote 3 weeks ago: I have been following the Patient Centered Medical Home movement for some time. The promise of … more →
U.S. shows dramatic rise in VTE among children
smnewsletters wrote 3 weeks ago: Confirming the observations of individual pediatric hematologists, a study of records from tertiary … more →
Beauty and the Beast: Two Side Effects of Bariatric Surgery
Heidi Splete wrote 4 weeks ago: courtesy of flickr user Lafayette (creative commons) From the annual scientific meeting of the Obesi … more →
Is marijuana getting a bad rap?
smnewsletters wrote 4 weeks ago: Marijuana causes anxiety, panic attacks, and psychotic symptoms, but most often in first-time users, … more →
It's not an HMO
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Dr P wrote 1 month ago: As the drumbeat of health care reform becomes ever louder, so does the hysteria surrounding system c … more →
A Global Health Agenda
Miriam E. Tucker wrote 1 month ago: Dr. Jean Claude Mbanya, photo taken by Miriam E. Tucker From the World Diabetes Congress, Montreal “ … more →
Treating Rheumatic Diseases: The Sooner the Better
mzoler wrote 1 month ago: from the annual scientific sessions of the American College of Rheumatology in Philadelphia During t … more →
Flu Update
DarinC wrote 1 month ago: As week’s roll on this Fall, we are continuing to see unprecedented amounts of flu-like illnes … more →
Who's an accident waiting to happen?
smnewsletters wrote 1 month ago: What happens to people who develop feelings of faintness while driving? Should they be told to stop … more →
To Cut or Not to Cut
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Kerri Wachter wrote 1 month ago: from the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C. Photo … more →
