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Celebrity death finally solved – with locks of hair
Case: A 56-year-old musician presents with diffuse abdominal pain, cramping, and jaundice. His medical history is notable for years of diffuse...
Opinion
Fast, cheap ... or accurate?
As primary care doctor visit times shorten, the likelihood of inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics, opioids, and benzodiazepines increases.
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COVID can mimic prostate cancer symptoms
“I had none of those previously reported experiences that could suddenly trigger a spike in PSA.”
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Bruce Willis’ frontotemporal dementia is not your grandpa’s dementia
‘We tend to characterize dementia as the erosion of memory, but FTD is more characterized by the loss of control over emotions and other cognitive...
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What’s the ‘secret sauce’ to help patients move more?
When surveyed about aerobic exercise and strength training, only 24.6% meet weekly recommendations.
Opinion
Logistical hassles hinder lifesaving lung cancer screenings
Scheduling lung cancer scans can be very difficult because of unwieldy internal processes.
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Implementation of a Protocol for Management of Febrile Neutropenia in the Emergency Department at Veteran Health Indiana
Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a life-threatening oncologic emergency requiring timely evaluation and treatment.
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TikTok’s fave weight loss drugs: Link to thyroid cancer?
The TikTok videos may continue, the celebrity chatter may increase, and we, as physicians, will continue to look to real-world data with...
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Can particles in dairy and beef cause cancer and MS?
Researchers found single-stranded DNA rings that originated in viruses, which they named bovine meat and milk factors, in the intestines of...
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No Wrong Floor on the Elevator: A Vision for the VA as an Age-Friendly Health System
One morning I stepped into the elevator in the lobby of the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center...