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The U.S. Obesity Epidemic and Surging Liver Cancer

mzoler wrote 11 months ago: If there is one truism that trumps everything else these days about U.S. health, it’s that America i … more →

Tags: Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Oncology, IMNG, Epidemiology, obesity, Digestive Disease Week, Hepatitis C

Influenza Toys with the Human Race

mzoler wrote 1 year ago: The current U.S. influenza seasonal epidemic, the mildest in years, is in its death throes, based on … more →

Tags: Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, IMNG, Blognosis, flu, CDC, Influenza, Centers for Disease Control, H5N1

Adolescent Misuse of Prescription Pain Medicine Starts Early

meddyblogger wrote 1 year ago: In stark contrast to most research that suggests senior year in high school or later is the peak tim … more →

Tags: anesthesia and analgesia, Family Medicine, PEDIATRICS, IMNG, Drug And Device Safety, Epidemiology, Adolescents, nsduh, drug abuse

Prevent Atherothrombotic Events? It’s Complicated1 comment

mzoler wrote 1 year ago: When researchers reported earlier this week at the American College of Cardiology’s annual meeting r … more →

Tags: cardiovascular medicine, Internal Medicine, IMNG, Blognosis, Rivaroxaban, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, American College of Cardiology, clopidogrel

Everlolimus-Eluting Coronary Stents Notch a Major Thrombosis Victory

mzoler wrote 1 year ago: What a difference a few years, and a new generation, has meant for the fortunes of drug-eluting coro … more →

Tags: cardiovascular medicine, Internal Medicine, IMNG, Drug And Device Safety, Blognosis, Coronary Stent, promus, drug eluting stent, xience

Dickensian DX: Tiny Tim Had TB and Rickets

Heidi Splete wrote 1 year ago: In Charles Dickens’ tale, A Christmas Carol, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge has a change of heart after vi … more →

Tags: Family Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, PEDIATRICS, Primary Care, IMNG, tuberculosis, Charles Dickens, TB

New Details Further Blunt the H5N1 Flu Danger2 comments

mzoler wrote 1 year ago: Dr. Ron Fouchier, one of the two researchers who developed and studied mutant forms of avian H5N1 in … more →

Tags: Hospital and Critical Care Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Health Policy, IMNG, flu, Influenza, Who?

WHO Trumps U.S. Plan for H5N1 Flu

mzoler wrote 1 year ago: The American plan for dealing with public release of details from the H5N1 influenza research funded … more →

Tags: Emergency Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Health Policy, IMNG, flu, Influenza, Who?, fauci

Revolutionizing Ischemic Brain Management, at a Stroke1 comment

mzoler wrote 1 year ago: When Dr. Jeffrey Saver announced last week at the International Stroke Conference that treatment of … more →

Tags: cardiovascular medicine, Emergency Medicine, Hospital and Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Blognosis, Stroke, International Stroke Conference, Solitaire

Dealing With H5N1 Influenza "Dual Use Research" 1 comment

mzoler wrote 1 year ago:  The U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity weighed in publicly for the first time yes … more →

Tags: Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Health Policy, IMNG, Blognosis, flu, Influenza, H5N1

Keeping Endovascularists Busy1 comment

mzoler wrote 1 year ago: Renal denervation may be the next big thing in endovascular intervention, and not just because of th … more →

Tags: cardiovascular medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Practice Trends, IMNG, Blognosis, endovascular, ISET

H5N1 Flu Moratorium: A Pause that Refreshes?1 comment

mzoler wrote 1 year ago: The announcement last Friday of a 60-day moratorium on H5N1 research underscored the controversy swi … more →

Tags: Allergy and Immunology, Family Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, PEDIATRICS, Primary Care, Health Policy, IMNG, Drug And Device Safety

A ‘Health Shock’ for Youth with Diabetes2 comments

dbrunk wrote 1 year ago: While the financial impact of diabetes on the delivery of medicine and related health care is a popu … more →

Tags: Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, PEDIATRICS, Primary Care, IMNG, diabetes, Youth, Health Affairs

N.Y. Times Slams Air-Borne H5N1 Research

mzoler wrote 1 year ago: The New York Times looked at air-borne H5N1 research, and saw it wasn’t good. The Times devoted it’s … more →

Tags: Family Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Health Policy, IMNG, Blognosis, NIH, flu

Chew on This!1 comment

michelesullivan wrote 1 year ago: Grandmothers the world over are the same when it comes to some things. Sneaking candy behind mom’s b … more →

Tags: cardiovascular medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, PEDIATRICS, Primary Care, IMNG, diabetes

Cruising the Kaplan-Meier Curve

mzoler wrote 1 year ago: Perhaps you’ve heard that biostatistician Paul Meier, co-developer of the Kaplan-Meier surviva … more →

Tags: Internal Medicine, Health Policy, IMNG, Drug And Device Safety, Blognosis, Clinical Trials, Food and Drug Administration, Paul Meier, Kaplan-Meier curve

Breakfast in Bed, Anyone?3 comments

michelesullivan wrote 1 year ago: What do beds and pancakes have in common? Nothin' says lovin' like dust mites from from th … more →

Tags: Allergy and Immunology, Dermatology, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Hospital and Critical Care Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, PEDIATRICS, Primary Care

Melanoma Heads Down the Genetic Pathway

mzoler wrote 1 year ago: The molecular profilization of melanoma is nigh. Assessment of advanced-stage, metastatic melanoma t … more →

Tags: Dermatology, Internal Medicine, IMNG, the mole, Blognosis, FDA, Melanoma, Food and Drug Administration, vemurafenib

Docs Brace for Cuts: The Policy & Practice Podcast

correaf wrote 1 year ago: image courtesy of iStock The ink may be dry on the debt ceiling and deficit reduction agreement, but … more →

Tags: Family Medicine, HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Practice Trends, Primary Care, Podcast, health reform, Physician Reimbursement, Health Policy


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