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May 18th 2024
Rezaie explains findings from his recent research connecting GLP-1RA use to aspiration pneumonia after endoscopy with deep sedation.
Is Healthcare Reform Meaningless without Tort Reform?
March 31st 2010Individuals across the country are either rejoicing, cursing, or anxious over the historic passing of healthcare reform legislation and for physicians and legal experts alike the question remains: What will these changes mean for the practice of medicine and patients' rights?
Study Finds Twitter Is Used to Spread Misinformation about Antibiotics and Other Medical Topics
March 31st 2010Study results published in the American Journal of Infection Control found that Twitter is often used to spread misleading or false information about key healthcare topics, with incorrect information from a single tweet able to reach hundreds of thousands of patients.
Is the Healthcare Reform Bill Bad Medicine for Physicians and Patients?
March 22nd 2010Sunday evening, the House of Representatives voted 219 to 212 to approve the Senate version of the health reform bill. Lost in all the hoopla surrounding backroom wheeling and dealing and arcane parliamentary procedures has been the response from the physician community, which has been decidedly mixed.
Addressing Anticipated Growth Opportunities in Your Practice
March 22nd 2010The healthcare sector will see an increase of 4 million jobs by 2018. Unfortunately, we'll continue to see shortages on the doctor's side, meaning that to take advantage of growth, doctors will need to cultivate a strong supporting cast. Here's how to do it.
I don't Understand how Some Things Come about
I think I'm rather opinionated, ok, very opinionated and also think that medicine, as noble a profession as it is, is in dire trouble. I offer my viewpoints and hope that others will read and agree with me, although I guess you get more popular if people disagree.
Chile (and Haiti, and Katrina…): Preparedness lessons for you and me
March 1st 2010We've entered a new arena of horror where our Richter scale, for the first time, doesn't seem to reach high enough, and adjectives are crumbling under the impact. "Devastation" or "catastrophe"? None of the usual descriptors feel powerful enough.
Medicaid Directors Say Program Teetering on a "Fiscal Cliff"
February 23rd 2010The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 designated $87 billion for state Medicaid programs, enacting major increases in federal matching rates. Despite the boost from ARRA, state budgets have been groaning under the weight of the economic downturn, with 29 of them planning to make Medicaid cuts in 2010.