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From scrubs to screens: Growing your patient base with social media
“What we can do for society at large is to provide our input into issues, add informed opinions where there’s controversy, and address...
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More data support heart donation after circulatory death
“These results provide confidence that DCD can be safely and effectively performed without compromising outcomes, at least in a large-volume...
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What’s right and wrong for doctors on social media
“You have to hold yourself back when posting. Doing things like dancing in the OR are out of whack with the profession.”
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Sentinel central events prevalent during DISE for obstructive sleep apnea
“We also saw that the majority of these SCents eventually transitioned to obstructive events after approximately 12 minutes, which is often past...
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Measures of PTH predict postthyroidectomy hypocalcemia
“This measure can serve as a guide for discharging patients the same day, with instructions to return if they develop any symptoms of hypocalcemia...
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ACP addresses ethical issues for ‘grateful patients’ physician fundraising
“Physicians who directly solicit funds from their own patients do risk interfering with the physician-patient relationship, which is supposed to...
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How to get paid if your patient passes on
“That doctor-patient relationship is a very precious relationship, so you don’t want to mix that financial aspect of providing care with the...
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No benefit of EC/IC bypass versus meds in large-artery stroke
Subgroup analyses suggest a potential benefit of surgery for certain patients, such as those with MCA vs. ICA occlusion, mean transit time greater...
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Second pig-heart transplant patient at UM faring well
“We’re taking one day at a time. His immune system is still intact, despite the heavy immune suppression.”
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Worm pulled from woman’s brain in case that ‘stunned’
“When you operate on a brain, you don’t expect to find anything alive.”
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Thyroid ablation safety addressed by expert consensus
“Probably the greatest concern shared by the writing group on this statement was the potential for clinicians to start ablation practices without...