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The Universal Language of Clinical Medicine: A "Foreign" Doctor’s Perspective
At the end of the day, primary care physicians just want to do the right thing, at the right time, in a way that feels right.
19 hrs ago
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Paula Damasco
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Blue After-Visit Summaries, COVID Vaccines, and Cancer
In December 2020, South Korea changed the color of the “after visit summary” form given to every patient after they visit a physician.
Oct 31
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Adam Cifu, MD
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The rise of autism and ADHD diagnoses: What’s Behind the Numbers?
It seems that whether one thinks rates of neurodevelopmental disorders have increased or have stayed stable has little to do with actual data. Here is…
Oct 28
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Katalin Niklasson
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Maria Råstam
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Alla Lidström
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Peik Gustafsson
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Sophia Eberhard
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Lena Eriksson
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Michelle Nilsson
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Rose-Marie Lindkvist
, and
Sebastian Lundström
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The AQUATIC trial of oral anticoagulation plus aspirin is this year's most important trial
For years and decades, doctors thought that patients with CAD and AF required both aspirin and anticoagulants. Gosh were we wrong.
Oct 27
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John Mandrola
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The House Call
Leaving the house that night, I knew it would be the last time I would see him. I was physically tired but felt energized by my visit.
Oct 25
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Robert Eidus
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Association of 2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccine with COVID-19 Outcomes in U.S. Veterans
A Critical Appraisal
Oct 24
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Adam Cifu, MD
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This Fortnight in Medicine XI
Is Adam wrong about dementia prevention? What about that U-shaped relationship between cholesterol and mortality? Can three people who agree argue about…
Oct 22
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Adam Cifu, MD
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John Mandrola
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Andrew J Foy
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Decontextualized Risk Information
Decontextualized risk information comes from the results of a test that nobody asked for.
Oct 21
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Alex Burns
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Statin Benefit Does not Turn on Imaging Tests
A paper in a prominent cardiac journal that proclaims "no benefit" to statins in patients who have negative CT angiograms is flawed
Oct 20
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John Mandrola
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What Would Warrant a Vaccine Mandate in the United States Today
Is there any situation that could make a divided nation support a vaccine mandate?
Oct 17
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Adam Cifu, MD
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An X-ray Likely Would Not Have Changed Sam’s Outcome: Sick vs Not Sick
A critique of a recent article in the lay press that deals with clinical reasoning, written by a master in the field, what’s not to like?
Oct 16
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Cory Rohlfsen
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How to make a trial positive: Lessons from the PSMAfore Trial
A critical appraisal, in the form of a letter to the editor, about to design and report a study that looks positive but really adds nothing to patient…
Oct 15
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Dries Develtere
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