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This Fortnight in Medicine XVIII
Treating influenza and a look back a seminal heart failure study
10 hrs ago
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Adam Cifu, MD
,
John Mandrola
, and
Andrew J Foy
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How Good is the Apple Watch at Detecting Hypertension?
And how will the function impact doctors and patients?
Jan 27
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Kuma Folmsbee
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Exercise is great but exercise studies...not so much
Two observational studies on exercise gained significant attention on social and regular media. I argue that both are flawed and therefore wasteful
Jan 26
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John Mandrola
164
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Friday Reflection 56: Comments that Stuck
Memorable comments that changed the way I practice.
Jan 23
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Adam Cifu, MD
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Another Thing That's Undeniably Improved in Medicine: Getting an HIV Test
A Happy Birthday to a landmark policy change
Jan 22
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Prostate Cancer Screening: Lessons from Plato on Justice and Communication
In medicine, justice requires that patients possess both the understanding and the means to reason about their care.
Jan 20
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Owen Stratton
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FAME-2: One of cardiology's most influential trials, and, one of its most flawed
Few trials illustrate the need for blinding more than FAME-2. You won't believe what I will show you today.
Jan 19
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John Mandrola
141
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When to treat (or not treat) a high cholesterol
Drs Andrew Foy and Venk Murthy help me sort out a controversial post on X about not treating a person with a high cholesterol but very low estimated…
Jan 18
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John Mandrola
128
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39:51
Learning Medicine Requires Learning a New Language
Repurposed medicalese
Jan 18
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Adam Cifu, MD
98
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Publish Peer Reviews!
...and three other suggestions improve the quality of the medical literature
Jan 16
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Adam Cifu, MD
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The Best Studies of 2025 for Hospital Medicine
What changed practice, what confirmed it, and what absolutely should not
Jan 15
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Anil Makam, MD, MAS
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This Fortnight in Medicine XVII
Carotid revascularization, vagal nerve simulation, and some friendly disagreement.
Jan 14
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Adam Cifu, MD
,
John Mandrola
, and
Andrew J Foy
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