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The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued its first recommendations on tattoos

AAP Issues Clinical Report on Teen Tattoos, Piercings

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Clinical report details possible medical complications, provides clinician guidance
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
A system has been implemented that enables collection of pre- and postoperative data for patients with nasal obstruction who undergo functional septorhinoplasty

System Collects Data on Functional Septorhinoplasty

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Outcomes data have been collected for more than 1,000 patients since the process was implemented
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
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
Humanitarian surgical care has been provided to local national civilians during the Afghanistan conflict

Study Details Humanitarian Surgical Care in Afghanistan

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A total of 5,768 local national civilians had surgery; 49.3 percent classified as non-war-related conditions
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
Adhesive pads may improve wrinkles in the crow's feet area

Adhesive Pads Improve Wrinkles in Crow’s Feet Area

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Product decreases roughness parameters after short-term and long-term application
Asking patients to stop smoking before undergoing cosmetic surgery can promote long-term smoking cessation

Pre-Cosmetic Sx Advice May Aid Long-Term Smoking Cessation

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More than 40 percent of 42 daily smokers were no longer smoking cigarettes at long-term follow-up