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The 2023 ‘Meddy’ awards
When did the best ‘is there a doctor in the house?’ moment occur in a motion picture?
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Two cups of coffee increase heart dangers with hypertension
Too much coffee may raise blood pressure and lead to anxiety, heart palpitations, and difficulty sleeping.
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Doctors and their families tend to ignore medical guidelines
Doctors’ medical knowledge may influence them and their families to often ignore medical advice, study finds.
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Adult brains contain millions of ‘silent synapses’
An estimated 30% of all synapses in the brain’s cortex are silent and become active to allow the adult brain to continually form new memories and...
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Using devices to calm children can backfire long term
Using a mobile device to distract children from how they are feeling may displace opportunities for them to develop independent, alternative...
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Drinking tea can keep your heart healthy as you age
People who do not drink tea can still benefit by including foods rich in flavonoids in their diet.
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Almonds may be a good diet option
People who eat almonds can experience changes in their appetite-regulating hormones.
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Good news, bad news for GI in 2023 CMS physician fee schedule
Medicare expanded coverage of colorectal cancer (CRC) testing through the 2023 physician payment rule.
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European research team to study drug resistance in psychiatry
Psych-STRATA’s findings could provide psychiatrists with guidance for managing pharmacologic therapies more precisely.
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Multiple myeloma patients with t(11;14) respond best to venetoclax monotherapy
Phase 1 data on venetoclax monotherapy for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, initially presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the American...
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AML capsules
Detecting hereditary MDS/AMLUnexplained cytopenias or failure to mobilize stem cells in related donors of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (...
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CMS recognizes Society of Hospital Medicine’s Center for Quality Improvement
A shared hospital patient safety network reduces patient harm, saves lives and reduces costs.
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2016 Humanitarian Award
Patrick Conway, MD, MSc, SFHM, has earned a 2016 Humanitarian Award, which recognizes “life-saving achievement,” from the Patient Safety Movement...
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SHM welcomes its newest members - January 2017
New SHM members for January 2017