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Should We Be Screening all Patients Over 50 for Ag ...

A growing public health issue for older adults is impaired sight. In fact, in 2011, 12% of US adults aged 65 to 74 years ...

Filed under: Miscellaneous, Preventive Medicine


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New in April: Open Notes Law Goes Into Effect

The 21st Century Cures Act, passed by Congress in 2016, has gone into effect in April 2021. This gives patients the righ ...

Filed under: Health Policy and Trends, Practice Management/Career


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COVID-19 Infection: Matters of the Heart

Though the respiratory tract is the main target of COVID-19, its potential impact on the cardiovascular (CV) system is a ...

Filed under: Cardiometabolic, Infectious Diseases


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Diagnosis and Management of Anemia and Iron Defici ...

The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) heart failure (HF) guidelines recommend that rou ...

Filed under: Cardiometabolic


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Anemia, Iron Deficiency, and Heart Failure: What C ...

Anemia and iron deficiency are common and important comorbid conditions in patients with heart failure (HF). These condi ...

Filed under: Cardiometabolic


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Identification and Management of Chronic Rhinosinu ...

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) has an estimated prevalence of up to 5% of the population. By definition, CRS is a chronic ...

Filed under: Allergy/Immunology


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Contact Dermatitis Diagnosis and Management: When ...

Contact dermatitis (CD) is a relatively common inflammatory skin condition, grouped with occupational skin disease. CD u ...

Filed under: Allergy/Immunology


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Using Biologic Therapy for Moderate to Severe Atop ...

As mentioned in my previous post this week, atopic dermatitis (AD) affects more than 9.6 million children and about 16.5 ...

Filed under: Allergy/Immunology, Dermatology


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The Atopic Triad: Why It's So Important to Collabo ...

As spring approaches, there is an entire subset of seasonal medical problems that can affect our patients. Especially in ...

Filed under: Allergy/Immunology, Dermatology


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