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‘Smart’ stethoscope spots peripartum cardiomyopathy
Finding that 4% of the women in the intervention arm had reduced ejection fraction is “absolutely startling ... and speaks to how important...
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Why don’t doctors feel like heroes anymore?
“None of us are invincible,” and it’s dangerous to forget that “the people behind the symbols are also human.”
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Are we ready for systematic newborn genome sequencing?
In the future, DNA samples could be taken from babies for whole genome sequencing to look for diseases that are likely to crop up later in life....
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More evidence of better outcomes with 120–mm Hg BP target
“We are doing very badly in terms of implementation. There is a big gap between science and what’s happening in the real world.”
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Do patients follow up on referrals after telehealth visits?
Investigators retrospectively examined test and referral orders for more than 4,000 patients to see how many complied with recommendations to have...
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UHC accused of using AI to skirt doctors’ orders, deny claims
The case raises ethical and legal questions about whether AI can replace or supplement human tasks and interactions.
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Before signing an offer letter: Read this
Some employers play on the fact that younger doctors ... tend to be trusting or feel they don’t have negotiation power.
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Infographic: Careers that tempt doctors to leave medicine
This infographic shows the five potential new careers that most interested U.S. physicians considering a change.
From the Journals
Maternal depressive symptoms may start at pregnancy
“The relevant clinical settings for prevention are those treating women in routine health care, including family medicine.”
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Breast milk liquid biopsy under study for early-stage breast cancer detection
Just like taking a small blood sample from newborns in a heel-prick test to rule out metabolic diseases, milk samples could be taken from women...
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Can a Mediterranean diet reduce breast cancer recurrence?
A growing body of evidence suggests that a better dietary quality may improve survival among patients with breast cancer, but whether diet impacts...