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Accumulating epidemiological, biological, and mechanistic evidence has shown that adipose tissue is an active endocrine and metabolic organ that plays a critical role in the development of cardiometabolic risk factors, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Many healthcare professionals who work to promote culturally competent medical practices take their definition of the term "cultural competence"...

If modern connective technology is changing the face of contemporary medicine in the United States, then the nation's shifting demographics are changing its voice as well.

Keeping with our "timewaster's" theme, we've compiled a few links to some of our favorite online games and game collections. There's something for everyone here: sports games; puzzles and logic games;

We know you're busy. But even doctors find themselves with a little time to kill every now and then. When this happens, we suppose you could do something like read a book or talk with a friend or family member, but who wants to do that?

It's hard to imagine how something that was once thought to be so obnoxious may now detect certain medical diseases much easier than blood or urine tests.

Pay-for-performance programs, in which providers are reimbursed at a higher rate if they can demonstrate that they deliver high-quality services, are being introduced in...

MDNG spoke with Robert C. Like, MD, MS, Professor and Director of the Center for Healthy Families and Cultural Diversity, Department of Family Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, to discuss his efforts to improve cultural competency in healthcare.

In an instant, anyone can Google the up-to-the-minute value of the Yen, the price of any US security, or even the price of a sack of rice in Argentina. Capital markets around the world operate in...

Any physician will tell you that proper assessment and diagnosis of a patient is dependent upon review of a variety of information such as vital signs, EKG strips, medical images, and laboratory...

It is here and it is now. It has been covered in every medical and medically related publication imaginable. Electronic prescriping--along with adoption of electronic health records (EHRs)--is one...

Information technology is definitely the current it topic in healthcare. Supporters have touted its ability to do everything from increasing efficiency, safety, and favorable outcomes to...

Publications targeted to the young (and young-at-heart) are bursting with ads promising an end to lip hair, wrinkles, drooping chins, and fixes for other body parts farther south. If it's hairy...

Taking the DocMVP concept to the next level, Dr. Andrews' career is highlighted with major contributions to the careers of numerous professional and non-professional athletes.

In the spirit of November and the Thanksgiving season, I thought it would be appropriate to reflect on the things I am thankful for, much like I do every holiday before sitting down and stuffing my...

Doctors, like other professionals, often find themselves wading through page after page of completely irrelevant search results, Web pages, and other content and data as they search for accurate...

By some estimates, two-thirds of patients occasionally miss a doctor appointment and fail to notify the physician's office.