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Expanding JAK Inhibitor Market for RA on the Horiz ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatments continue to improve outcomes in the latest clinical trials. At the 2018 American Co ...

Filed under: Rheumatology


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CARES Study Prompts FDA Boxed Warning on Febuxosta ...

On February 21, 2019, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a boxed warning on febuxostat. This was a result ...

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Caution: Population Is Having More Heart Attacks a ...

This March, the American College of Cardiology will meet in New Orleans for their annual scientific assembly, and one ma ...

Filed under: Cardiometabolic


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Patient Autonomy: Keeping Our Patients' Self-Deter ...

If you've practiced in medicine for at least 20 years, you may remember the case of Terri Schiavo, a woman in her 20s wh ...

Filed under: Health Policy and Trends, Public Health


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Who Should Be Responsible? Social Media and Accura ...

The World Health Organization recently listed what they call "vaccine hesitancy"—the reluctance or refusal to be v ...

Filed under: Public Health, Infectious Diseases


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How Much Revenue Do You—and Your Practice&md ...

Merritt Hawkins, a large search firm specializing in physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs), has published th ...

Filed under: Practice Management/Career


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Vaping: What Parents Need to Know

So what is vaping? Vaping is the inhaling and exhaling of an aerosol produced by using a vaping device. Vaping is illega ...

Filed under: Public Health, Substance Abuse


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Substance Use Disorders in Youth

In the United States, about 5% of youth aged 12 to 17 will develop a substance use disorder (SUD) each year, but fewer t ...

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How Do You Make a Diagnosis of Gout Without Seeing ...

Primary care/urgent care/emergency rooms are all settings where acute monoarthritis is seen. The differential diagnosis ...

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