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Thanksgiving in the United States, Shaking Off the NegativesThis week, the people in the United States take their turn at giving thanks. We, in Canada, did this last month – the first Monday of October every year. It’s nice to pause and give thanks at least once a year, but I think we should be doing it all year long.
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NIH Launches Study to Find Best ART Regimen for Pregnant HIV PatientsThe international study will compare the World Health Organization's recommended regimen against 2 others.
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Something to sleep onEvidence is mounting that getting enough sleep is a key to preventing Alzheimer's disease.
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Migraine Prevention Moves Into Focus With New Clinical TrialsStudies offer hope that CGRP antibodies will lead to better treatment for disabling headaches.
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Tech Talk: The Contract You Never ReadOne of the most important legal documents in your practice may have a significant impact on your finances. And even though you (or someone in your practice) agreed to abide by its terms and conditions, it's highly likely that you have never even read it.
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EHR Usability: Addressing the "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" SentimentTechniques to identify and address EHR usability challenges.
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Pulmonary Embolism: New Diagnostic Tools and Treatment ParadigmsVenous thromboembolism is a spectrum of diseases that includes deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. It is a common source of morbidity and an avoidable cause of mortality that typically occurs in high-risk persons or in specific clinical situations. The diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism can be challenging because of their nonspecific signs and symptoms. As a result, they are underdiagnosed and undertreated. Over the past decade, new diagnostic tools have been developed that obviate the need for invasive pulmonary angiography. Concurrently, new treatment paradigms have become available since the introduction of low-molecular-weight heparin for initial therapy. Long-term warfarin anticoagulation guidelines tailored to specific clinical situations have been developed by expert consensus.
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Clinical Quiz: Long-term Gout Management and Special Considerations from 2020 ACR Gout GuidelinesThis clinical quiz, our last in a series of 4, focuses on recommendations for special populations and long-term management from the 2020 ACR gout guidelines.
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Medical Specialists Mount International Effort to Restore Critical Epilepsy Services in HaitiThe international community of epilepsy specialists is providing financial support and specialized medical equipment contributed by its manufacturer to help re-establish services to epilepsy patients in Haiti halted by the devastating earthquake.
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How Does IT Affect Quality of Care?Oncology practices across the country are using computer technology to improve outcomes and quality of care for our patients.
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Large-scale clinical epidemiology of stable angina in women and menWe performed a whole-country study using linked health care records in Finland and showed that stable angina as the initial symptomatic manifestation of coronary disease occurs as frequently in women as it does in men. Among easily recognized subgroups, the absolute rates of prognostic outcomes were similarly high in women and men.
