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Pre-Stroke Aspirin Use May Reduce Stroke Severity
Less stroke severity for aspirin users versus nonusers with large artery atherosclerosis
Stethoscope Still Valuable Despite Technological Advances
Despite increase in point-of-care ultrasound training, high risk of misdiagnosis for inexperienced
Design of Physician Satisfaction Surveys Affects Results
Author makes recommendations for improving the accuracy and utility of scores
Guidelines Presented for Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Short corticotropin test recommended as the gold standard diagnostic tool to establish diagnosis
Ranolazine Added to Glimepiride Cuts HbA1c in T2DM
Association not seen for patients treated with background metformin therapy
ER-Initiated Palliative Care Consult Ups QoL in Advanced CA
Improvement in quality of life; trend toward longer median estimate of survival
Splenomegaly Ups Thrombosis in Essential Thrombocythemia
In multivariate analysis, splenomegaly retained negative prognostic role for thrombosis
Electronic Cigarettes May Hinder Smoking Cessation Efforts
Devices lower chances of quitting by 28 percent, researchers say
Diagnostic Imaging Down With High Deductible Health Plans
Patients may not be equipped to discern which tests are medically necessary
Nonverbal Cues May Reveal a Physician’s Racial Bias
Doctors need to be aware of any unintentional biases they may be communicating
