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Infectious Disease Update - Novel Community-acquir ...

On Thursday, January 23, 2020, Chinese authorities closed Wuhan's airports, train stations, bus stations, and ports. By ...

Filed under: Infectious Diseases, Public Health


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New Cholesterol Drug Soon to Make It to the United ...

Normally, when a new drug hits the United States market you will see a small market spike of curiosity. As we continuall ...

Filed under: Cardiometabolic, Preventive Medicine


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Connecting with our Patients: What Matters Most

We all have busy clinical days, but it is still important to make a personal connection with our patients. I think it is ...

Filed under: NPs & PAs, Practice Management/Career


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Cancer Screening Guidelines 2020: Let's Recap!

We now have screening tools and methodologies for several of the most common types of cancer. Each year, the American Ca ...

Filed under: Health Policy and Trends, Oncology/Hematology, Preventive Medicine


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Quitting Smoking When You Already Have Lung Cancer ...

Many patients feel that once they develop lung cancer, it is pointless to quit smoking. Smoking is one of the toughest a ...

Filed under: Oncology/Hematology, Pulmonary Medicine, Substance Abuse


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Millennials and Healthcare

Millennials, also known as Generation Y, are those born between 1981 and 1996. They currently comprise one-fourth of all ...

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


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Loretta C. Ford Turns 99

On December 28, 2019, Dr Loretta C. Ford, co-founder of the first nurse practitioner program, turned 99. Loretta is know ...

Filed under: Miscellaneous, NPs & PAs


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Better Sleep Linked to Reduced Cardiovascular Dise ...

We all know that sleep is crucial for heart health. Research has shown that regardless of a person's age, weight, smokin ...

Filed under: Cardiometabolic, Preventive Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine


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Should We Accommodate Discriminatory Requests from ...

As medical providers, we took an oath to provide the same quality of care to all our patients regardless of their race, ...

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


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