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Yes, You Really Can Be "Allergic" to the Cold

Cold-induced urticaria is a subtype of chronic inducible urticaria that affects approximately 0.05% of the global popula ...

Filed under: Allergy/Immunology, Curbside Consultations


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Severe and Difficult-to-Treat Asthma in Children

Among children with asthma, approximately 5% have severe disease. The American Thoracic Society (ATS) criteria for sever ...

Filed under: Allergy/Immunology, Pulmonary Medicine


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Tips on the Insurance Peer-to-Peer Process in Pati ...

Medical care has evolved significantly since I started practicing almost 18 years ago: From paper charts to electronic r ...

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


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Barriers in Healthcare: A Focus on Language

We live in a society filled with a diverse set of cultures and languages. The US especially has been known to have one o ...

Filed under: Miscellaneous, Practice Management/Career


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MINOCA: Looking for the Myocardial Infarction Culp ...

A 45-year-old female presents to the ER with chest pain, ST elevation on EKG, and a troponin of 2.5 ng/mL. She is rushed ...

Filed under: Cardiometabolic


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Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day

February is American Heart Month, and there are so many reasons to celebrate! One important cause is the annual recognit ...

Filed under: Cardiometabolic


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Facilitating Behavior Changes

I recently listened to a very good speaker on helping patients with behavior change. Dr Judson Brewer is an addiction ps ...

Filed under: Curbside Consultations, Miscellaneous


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Vitamin D, Fish Oil, and Autoimmune Disease

A recently published ancillary study found that patients 50 years of age and older who took daily vitamin D and fish oil ...

Filed under: Curbside Consultations, Public Health


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A New Treatment For Acne Vulgaris

When treating acne vulgaris in the clinical setting, the focus is placed on the 4 key aspects involved in its pathogenes ...

Filed under: Dermatology


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