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Can Doctors Trust Medical Journals?

sammesez wrote 2 days ago: For the past few years, Samme the snake has maintained that studies published in respected medical j … more →

Tags: The Latest in Medicine, Medical Journals, tainted studies, UCLA, AMA

Coronary hemodynamics in 100% occlusion ?

drsvenkatesan wrote 2 days ago: Total coronary artery occlusion is a common finding in CAD  especially in chronic stable angina. Nor … more →

Tags: Cardiology - Clinical, Cardiology -Interventional -PCI, cardiology -Therapeutics, Cardiology -unresolved questions, cardiology- coronary care, 100% lad, 100% rca, chronic total occlusion, Coronary Artery

Longer term hormone therapy needed for men with prostate cancer

benkaziebenkazie wrote 3 days ago: Debate has continued as to the proper length of time to keep men on hormone therapy (really hormone … more →

Tags: Cancer, Prostate Cancer, anti-androgen, cancer cells, CANCER CONSULTANTS.COM, cancer of the prostate, chonic illnesses, Clincial Trials.gov, Clinical Studies

Available online: "A Strategy for Health Care Reform — Toward a Value-Based System"

hefel wrote 4 days ago: Volume 361:109-112 July 9, 2009 Number 2 A Strategy for Health Care Reform — Toward a Valu … more →

Tags: Business, Health Care, Management, health-care reform, health care strategy, Michael Porter

Air Travel and Disease1 comment

iconsinmedicine wrote 1 week ago: As the number of cases of influenza A(H1N1) (“swine flu”) continue to rise, researchers are seeking … more →

Tags: icons in medicine, Not For Profit, Medical, iconsult, Telemedicine, Medicine, Icons, Doctor, Disease

NEJM makes the flu policy confusion worse - review

probaway wrote 4 weeks ago: The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) should be the pinnacle of good sense and sensibility rela … more →

Tags: flu, health, Reviews, Travel, avian flu policy, Flu policy, Preventing flu, Stopping flu

"Benefit of doubt" and the "risk of doubt" in cardiac care"

drsvenkatesan wrote 4 weeks ago: When  a doctor is confronted by serious  doubt  ,  what will be the outcome for the patient  ? Can  … more →

Tags: Cardiology - Clinical, PCI, ACS, stemi, NSTEMI, thrombolysis, ethics, primary pci, EBM

NEJM - articles and editorials on Influenza A (H1N1) - 18 June 2009

kinwahlin wrote 1 month ago: NEJM issue table of contents for 18 June 2009 The New England Journal of Medicine is offering free … more →

Tags: Influenza A(H1N1) / Swine Flu

Friday Science Review: Timing Is Everything Edition

Jeremy G wrote 1 month ago: Some interesting clinical studies in the New England Journal and in JAMA this week from Canadian res … more →

Tags: Jeremy Grushcow, Weekend Science Review, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, BPH, Cataracts, Chaim Bell, Charles Morin, Coronary Angiography, Early Intervention

NEJM beta: Facebook Applications

dokidok wrote 1 month ago: Thousands of physicians, medical students, and other medical professionals use Facebook. Now NE … more →

Tags: USMLE, NEJM on Facebook

Friday Science Review: Sunday Edition

Jeremy G wrote 2 months ago: Hello, loyal readers.  Welcome to the Sunday Edition of the Friday Science Review.  Sorry for the de … more →

Tags: Jeremy Grushcow, Weekend Science Review, Berge Minassian, Cell, GenomeWeb, Guy Sauvageau, Jeffrey Wrana, lunenfeld, Martha Bulyk

New England Journal of Medicine - Influenza A(H1N1) - 7 May 2009

kinwahlin wrote 2 months ago: Online First from the New England Journal of Medicine May 7, 2009 ORIGINAL ARTICLES Emergence of a N … more →

Tags: Influenza A(H1N1) / Swine Flu

What is the most important criteria for doing a PCI in CAD ? The secret 6th criteria !

drsvenkatesan wrote 2 months ago: Scientifically ,  the  indication for coronary revascularisation   should be  based on following P … more →

Tags: PCI, ACS, stemi, cath lab, stent, primary pci, CABG, gruentzig, ptca

Ashish Jha on Digitization of Health Records in the US

Jonathan Payne wrote 2 months ago: Ashish Jha, Assistant Professor of Health Policy & Management at the Harvard School of Public He … more →

Tags: Current Events, Health Information Technology, Ashish Jha, Digitization, Electronic Health Records, Harvard School of Public Health, Phat, Public Health, public health and technology conference

Excessive hospital visits, ideology and how to empty our cups

Carey Candrian wrote 3 months ago: I want to start off with a story – a famous Zen story – where the teacher pours tea into … more →

Tags: antibiotic, Austin, Communication, Doctor patient relations, Emergency Department, emergency room visits, Eric Eisenberg PhD, Health Care, Hospital Visits

Enter Margaret Hamburg

Editorial staff wrote 3 months ago: The New FDA Nominee By Staff Reporters According to Tracy Staton and FiercePharma on April 7, Dr. Ma … more →

Tags: Drugs and Pharma, Healh Law Policy, Alerts Sign-Up, Breaking News, ethics, Book Reviews, Big Pharma, FDA, Washington Post

EHR adoption 'abysmally low' in hospitals By Nancy Ferris, Government Health IT

dandeakin wrote 3 months ago:   http://govhealthit.com/articles/2009/03/25/ehr-adoption-abysmally-low-in-hospitals  tiny percentag … more →

Tags: technology, eHR

Hands Off That Prostate!2 comments

rochesterchiro wrote 3 months ago: Quick, go get your March 26, 2009 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.  I’ll wait … more →

Tags: Patient Information, Current Events, Evidence based Medicine, PSA, Prostate, LHJ

Screening for Prostate Cancer - Yet Again1 comment

Neil Kurtzman wrote 3 months ago: It seems to be impossible to drive a stake through the heart of this issue. The current New England … more →

Tags: Medicine, Prostate Cancer, Screening, PSA, Cancer


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