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AAP: Epinephrine Admin Training Needed in Many Schools

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In 2015 to 2016, 2.7 percent reported that epinephrine was administered by unlicensed staff
The American College of Physicians does not support the legalization of physician-assisted suicide

ACP Does Not Support Legalization of Assisted Suicide

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Legalization would affect trust in the patient-physician relationship, and in the medical profession
Spin in biomedical literature (also referred to as "science hype") is prevalent

‘Science Spin’ Found Prevalent in Biomedical Literature

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Nature of spin varies, with highest variability in prevalence of spin seen in trials
Physicians spend almost six hours per day in the electronic health record

Doctors Spend Almost Six Hours Per Day on EHR Tasks

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Clerical and administrative tasks including order entry, billing account for almost half of hours
Most physicians on Twitter with a financial conflict of interest and frequent tweets mention specific drugs for which they have a conflict

Physicians Tweeting About Drugs May Have Conflict of Interest

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Physicians with financial conflict of interest often mention specific drugs for which they have a conflict
A clinical consensus statement on balloon dilation of the sinuses has been approved by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Board of Directors and presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

AAO-HNSF: New Consensus on Balloon Dilation of Sinuses

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Clinical consensus statement for adults 18 years or older with chronic or recurrent rhinosinusitis
MiR-193a-5p is a post-transcriptional regulator of interleukin-4 expression and could have a role in children's cow's milk allergy

miRNA Identified That Plays Role in Milk Allergy

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miR-193a-5p could be novel diagnostic and therapeutic target
Certain aspects of empathy improve during medical student training

Some Aspects of Empathy Improve During Medical Training

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Decrease in empathy as assessed by JSPE, but overall cognitive empathy improved on the QCAE
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with an eosinophilic phenotype may benefit from mepolizumab

Mepolizumab Beneficial in COPD With Eosinophilic Phenotype

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Lower annual rate of moderate, severe exacerbations for patients receiving 100 mg mepolizumab
Does being a physician carry a moral obligation to respond to calls for medical assistance on airplanes? That is the topic of an article published in the Sept. 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Are Physicians Obligated to Help on Planes?

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One administrative physician explains his sense of obligation to help