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Multisite review shows serious adverse events occur frequently in outpatient care

A multisite review of electronic health records (EHRs) found that adverse events during outpatient care were relatively common and often serious.
30-Apr-2024 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Medical ethicists offer a moral argument for abortion in the case of medical emergencies

Medical ethicists from Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine offer a moral argument to support the provision of abortion in the case of pregnancy emergencies, using the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) as a...
30-Apr-2024 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Ultrasound may be viable first-line diagnostic tool for persons with suspected GCA

A cohort study of persons with suspected giant cell arteritis (GCA) found that the use of ultrasound of the temporal arteries as a first-line diagnostic tool in patients with high clinical suspicion of GCA, further diagnostic tests for patients with...
30-Apr-2024 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Semaglutide suitable for people with HIV and fatty liver disease

A study of persons with HIV (PWH) and metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease, also known as ‘fatty liver disease,’ (MASLD) found that semaglutide was highly effective at reducing liver fat and cardiovascular disease risk in...
23-Apr-2024 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Important update re Annals Embargoed Tip Sheet for 4/30

The article referenced in this tip on color ultrasound for suspected GCA will not be published on April 30. ͏
23-Apr-2024 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Competition from “skinny label” generics saved Medicare billions

An analysis of 15 name-brand drugs and their “skinny label” generic counterparts found that competition from these counterparts saved Medicare Part D nearly $15 billion from 2015 to 2021.
23-Apr-2024 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Historical redlining associated with higher rate of firearm fatalities

An analysis of neighborhoods historically designated as low-rated for creditworthiness (known as “redlining”) in more than 200 U.S. cities found that these neighborhoods experienced a much higher rate of nonsuicide firearm fatalities between...
16-Apr-2024 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Being treated by a female physician associated with lower risk for death

An observational study of more than 700,000 male and female patients found that patients treated by female physicians experienced lower mortality and readmission rates compared to patients treated by male physicians.
16-Apr-2024 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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Commentary: Newest vaccination recommendations provide more protection against RSV

5-Sep-2023 2:00 PM EDT

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Does this patient need an antibiotic? Imaging? Physicians discuss diagnosis and treatment strategy for patient with diverticulitis

In a new Annals ‘Beyond the Guidelines’ feature, two gastroenterologists with expertise in acute diverticulitis debate CT scanning for diagnosis, antibiotics for treatment, colonoscopy to screen for underlying malignancy, and elective surgery to...
6-Jun-2023 2:00 PM EDT

Physician “gun lover” offers suggestions for safer Second Amendment

Michael Rose, MD, MPH, is a proud gun owner, hunter, and native North Dakotan who practices medicine in the heart of Baltimore. Dr. Rose understands how his personal and professional lives may seem at odds with one another. But in a new personal...
23-Aug-2022 2:05 PM EDT

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