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<乌鸦传媒>Finding Undiagnosed Asthma, COPD and Treating It Shows Benefit in Trial

Healthcare utilization for respiratory illness halved while quality of life, symptoms improved

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<乌鸦传媒>When It Comes to the EMR, Little Things Matter a Lot

Cutting one click from a routine process can make a big difference

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<乌鸦传媒>Measles Is Preventable. How Did the World End Up Back Here?

Health professionals must encourage vaccination and fight misinformation

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<乌鸦传媒>When It Comes to Preventive Health, Play the Long Game

Proposed budget scoring legislation can boost disease prevention and drive cost savings

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<乌鸦传媒>Pediatricians Have Important Role in Talking About Substance Use, Experts Say

"You can't just assume that somebody's going to get care elsewhere," one pediatrician noted

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<乌鸦传媒>The Lure of Specialty Medicine Pulls Nurse Practitioners From Primary Care

Increasingly, NPs are broadening their skills and income

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<乌鸦传媒>Teen Died From Eating Spicy Chip as Part of Social Media Challenge, Autopsy Says

Cause of death was cardiopulmonary arrest, according to medical examiner's report

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<乌鸦传媒>Clinicians at Legacy Health Move to Unionize

About 150 doctors, PAs and NPs plan to organize with an American Federation of Teachers affiliate

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<乌鸦传媒>Celebrity Pathologist Who Argued Multiple Shooters Killed JFK Dies at 93

Cyril Wecht was involved in high-profile cases ranging from Elvis Presley to JonBenet Ramsey

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<乌鸦传媒>Mail-Order Medication Abortion Effective and Acceptable to Patients

90.4% of participants said they would use mail-order dispensing again for abortion care

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<乌鸦传媒>The Heart of Healthcare Innovation Keeps Beating

Our annual innovation symposium inspired us to make our health system work better

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<乌鸦传媒>New School Meal Standards: An Encouraging Step Towards Healthier Kids

The momentum coming from the federal government is promising

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<乌鸦传媒>Massage Guns the Likely Culprit in Two Cases of Acute Vertigo

The relatively younger age of the two patients makes these cases particularly notable

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<乌鸦传媒>Adult RSV Shots Given to More Than 30 Babies by Mistake

"Administration errors are preventable with proper education and training," say study authors

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<乌鸦传媒>83% of Adults With Generalized Anxiety Disorder Symptoms Are Undiagnosed

Researchers urge for better screening and intervention

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospital Operator Steward Health Care Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Day-to-day operations expected to continue as usual through Chapter 11 process

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Hospital Trust Fund to Stay Solvent Until 2036, Trustees' Report Says

Projection is 5 years longer than last year's prediction

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<乌鸦传媒>The Plight of the Late-Boomer Physician

Does anyone besides me feel like we got the short end of the financial stick?

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<乌鸦传媒>We're All Concierge Doctors Now

We've unknowingly accepted all of the responsibilities and expectations, but without any benefits

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<乌鸦传媒>It May Be Safe to Extend Time Between Colonoscopy Screenings, Study Says

Findings have implications for economics of resource use and avoiding invasive examinations

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<乌鸦传媒>Study: Skinny-Leg Runners Face Higher Rates of Knee Arthritis

Questions about risks from weight-bearing activities may now be settled

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<乌鸦传媒>USPSTF Finalizes New Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations

Biennial screening should begin at age 40, Task Force says

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<乌鸦传媒>Getting Everything in One Place

Electronic health records aren't delivering on their promise of fewer paper forms

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<乌鸦传媒>Loneliness Linked to Increased Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivors

Survivors with severe loneliness had a 67% increased risk, study finds

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<乌鸦传媒>Dementia May Be Underdiagnosed in States With Motor Vehicle Reporting Mandates

Study attempts to assess unintended consequences of clinician reporting policies

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<乌鸦传媒>Burnout Is Not Going Away. Here Are Three 'Microskills' to Mitigate It.

Too many physicians are not meeting their own basic needs

The words Urinary Tract Infection on a piece of paper covered with pills.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Approves New Option for Uncomplicated UTIs in Women

Antibiotic widely used in other countries now available in the U.S.

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<乌鸦传媒>Long COVID Taste Loss May Not Involve Taste Buds

Study attempts to untangle taste and olfactory dysfunction 1 year after infection

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<乌鸦传媒>When Red-Hot Isn't Enough: CDC's Heat Risk Tool Sets Magenta as Most Dangerous Level

Heat is the number one cause of weather-related death

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<乌鸦传媒>Getting in Touch, Figuring It All Out

It's great to have more than one way to ask for help on a difficult case

<乌鸦传媒>Paxlovid and COVID; Breast Cancer and Lymph Node Removal

Also in TTHealthWatch: pragmatic model for chronic kidney disease

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<乌鸦传媒>Urine Test Accurately Detected High-Grade Prostate Cancer

Researchers say use of the test could substantially reduce unnecessary biopsies

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<乌鸦传媒>As Bans Spread, Fluoride in Drinking Water Divides Communities Across the U.S.

Many believe fluoride may be harmful despite evidence to the contrary

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<乌鸦传媒>Deeper Sedation During Colonoscopy Linked to Improved Detection of Serrated Polyps

Propofol boosts serrated polyp detection by 50%, little difference for all neoplasia, adenomas

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<乌鸦传媒>New Consensus Recs for Oral Immunotherapy in Food Allergies

Allergist Zahida Maskatia, MD, shares how the guidelines will change practice

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<乌鸦传媒>Oral and Topical Minoxidil Go Head-to-Head for Hair Loss in Men

Oral formulation well-tolerated and had similar efficacy for male androgenetic alopecia

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<乌鸦传媒>Death After Hemorrhoid Cream; Working Late and Illness; Full-Blown Hoarding

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Lawmakers Take Up Fallout From Change Healthcare Cyberattack

Health sector likely to remain an "attractive target," says congressman

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<乌鸦传媒>The California Saga: Why Some DOs Fear Combined Medical Boards

Their main concern is that their scope of practice would be "trampled"

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<乌鸦传媒>Should DOs and MDs Have Separate Licensing Boards? They Still Do in 13 States

West Virginia effort hits late obstacle; some DOs fear bias under a combined board

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