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Could a Vaccine Fix the Fentanyl Crisis?

Medscape Emergency Medicine September 27, 2022

Drs Robert Glatter and Paul J. Christo discuss the ongoing and worsening fentanyl crisis in the United States.
Heart Failure Drug a New Treatment Option for Alcoholism?

Medscape Medical News September 27, 2022
Insurer Delays Prior Authorization, Patient Loses Limb Then Dies

Medscape Medical News July 1, 2022

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FDA OKs Novel ALS Drug, Despite Unusual Path to Approval

FDA Approvals September 29, 2022
Female Docs Rarely Earn Highest Drug, Device Payouts: Study

Medscape Medical News September 28, 2022
Uncontrolled BP Linked to One Third of ED Visits for CVD

Medscape Medical News September 26, 2022
New Data on Stroke Recovery Patterns May Guide Rehabilitation

Medscape Medical News September 26, 2022
Calif. Safety-Net Hospitals Lost Over $3.2B During Pandemic: Study

Medscape Medical News September 26, 2022
Experts Issue Health Warning About Giving Melatonin to Kids

Medscape Medical News September 23, 2022
First Known Opiate Biomarker Shows Fentanyl's Effect on Brain

Medscape Medical News September 23, 2022
Antioxidant-Rich Diet May Reduce H pylori Risk

Medscape Medical News September 23, 2022

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Could a Vaccine Fix the Fentanyl Crisis?

Commentary September 27, 2022

Drs Robert Glatter and Paul J. Christo discuss the ongoing and worsening fentanyl crisis in the United States.
What's the Optimal Temp Management After Cardiac Arrest?

Viewpoint September 29, 2022

Early adopters, beware of the litany of therapies that fail the scrutiny of multiple large RCTs.
Quiet Quitting: Are Clinicians Dying Inside Bit by Bit?

Commentary September 16, 2022
Why Not Sue Insurers Who Deny Care if the Patient Suffers Harm?

Commentary September 14, 2022

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Airborne Anaphylaxis: Highlighting an Invisible Enemy

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology September 30, 2022
Starting Empagliflozin During Acute HF Hospitalization

ACC.org September 28, 2022
Camera Footage Reveals Impact of Police-Administered Naloxone

American Journal of Public Health September 27, 2022
An Unusual Presentation of Anaphylaxis With Severe Hypertension

Journal of Medical Case Reports September 27, 2022
Social Vulnerability and ED Visits for Firearm Injuries

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report September 26, 2022
Protracted Headache After Covid-19: A Case Series

Headache September 23, 2022

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Trivia Quiz: Weird ICD-10 Codes

Interactive Quiz September 30, 2022

Because ICD codes attempt to be all-inclusive, the results can be bizarre. Can you spot the real ICD-10 codes? Test yourself with this quick trivia quiz.
Trivia Quiz: Major Medical Milestones

Interactive Quiz September 26, 2022
Is Exercise Effective for Constipation?

Clinical Case September 23, 2022
Pain, Vomiting in a 48-Year-Old on Levothyroxine, Metformin

Case Challenge September 23, 2022

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AAPM 2022

March 17-20, 2022 Scottsdale, Arizona + Virtual
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October 25-28, 2021 Boston, Massachusetts

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CMS Spent Billions on Meds Without Confirmed Benefits OIG Says

Medscape Medical News September 30, 2022

The Medicare and Medicaid programs spent more than $18 billion over 3 years on medications for which there was no proof of a significant clinical benefit, a new federal report shows.
The Next Epidemic; New Dementia Prognosis Tool; Doctor Burnout

3 Things to Know Today September 30, 2022
Why Private Practice Will Always Survive

Medscape Medical News September 29, 2022
Women and Drug Pay; Nondrug Pain Therapy; and Why Coffee Is Good

3 Things to Know Today September 29, 2022

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