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Genomic Studies Allow Better Classification of Leukemias, Endometrial Tumors.
Two studies, one of leukemia and the other of endometrial tumors, show the usefulness of genomics studies in finding unsuspected classifications, possibly useful for treating these cancers. One study,… more →
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Genomic Studies Allow Better Classification of Leukemias, Endometrial Tumors.
wrote 2 weeks ago: Two studies, one of leukemia and the other of endometrial tumors, show the usefulness of genomics st … more →
Medical journals: evidence of bias against the diseases of poverty
wrote 3 weeks ago: Richard Horton a A report from the WHO recently described under-representation of individuals from l … more →
Medication nation: Study shows antibiotic overuse
wrote 1 month ago: NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. doctors are prescribing enough antibiotics to give them to 4 out of 5 Americans … more →
Staring at BUSTY women finally proven as key to longer life?
wrote 1 month ago: Doctors say looking at busty women for 10 minutes a day is good for your health Staring at busty wom … more →
Lose Weight, Live Longer...Greek Style
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wrote 3 months ago: We are all dying to squeeze back into our itty bitty bikinis before the summer hits. One healthy way … more →
More than 600,000 cholera infections recorded in Haiti since 2010 outbreak | Infectious Disease
wrote 4 months ago: During the 2010 cholera epidemic in Haiti, all 10 administrative departments of the country had conf … more →
Why Publishing in the NEJM is not the Best Guarantee that Something is True: a Response to Katan
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wrote 7 months ago: In a previous post [1] I reviewed a recent Dutch study published in the New England Journal of Medi … more →
Note to self - eat more chocolate
wrote 7 months ago: Apparently the pinnacle of one’s scientific career is to win a Nobel Prize. Having not won a … more →
Hypoglycemia Associated with Death in Critically Ill Patients .
wrote 8 months ago: Moderate-to-severe hypoglycemia is tied to an increased risk for death among patients in the ICU, ac … more →
Good News For Coffee Drinkers
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wrote 8 months ago: An article appearing in the September 2012 issue of Life Extension Magazine titled, “The Natio … more →
Dance Away from Dementia!
wrote 8 months ago: Research conducted by the New England Journal of Medicine (2003) discovered that dance is linked to … more →
Gag Me With A Knife? Valley Girl Screws Up
wrote 9 months ago: A 30-year-old woman with a history of bulimia swallowed a knife while demonstrating that she no long … more →
Doctors Really Do Die Differently « Zócalo Public Square
wrote 10 months ago: A follow-up piece to How Doctors Die by Ken Murray, where he reviewed all the scientific studies to … more →
Oral Immunotherapy Shows Promise for Children with Egg Allergy .
wrote 10 months ago: Oral immunotherapy with egg-white powder can lead to sustained unresponsiveness to the allergen in n … more →
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
wrote 12 months ago: The following is my review of the film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, based on a book by the sam … more →
Making News at NEJM
wrote 1 year ago: Turns out there’s more to the process of deciding which studies to publish in top medical journals t … more →
Is bariatric surgery really going to be the new standard for type 2 diabetes?
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wrote 1 year ago: There has been a lot of publicity lately over the two articles released as online firsts this week i … more →
Skin Cancer Drug Hopes Raised by Study
wrote 1 year ago: A new treatment for advanced skin cancer almost doubles survival times, according to an internationa … more →
7 of the Best Free Medical Education Apps for the iOS Platform
wrote 1 year ago: Whether you are studying to become a health care professional, are a patient, or just want a way to … more →
