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Study Finds Patient Materials Beyond Average American Reading Levels

Patient Perspective

Study Finds Patient Materials Beyond Average American Reading Levels

May 21, 2013  | Human Interest, Professional Development, Public Health & Prevention, The Daily Dose
A new study in JAMA Internal Medicine reports that reading levels of current educational health material by groups “ranging from the American Society of Anesthesiologists to the American Psychiatric Association, fell anywhere from ninth grade to the sophomore year of college.” However, a number...
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Newly Released Psychiatrists’ ‘Bible’ Sparks Controversy

Latest in Psychiatry

Newly Released Psychiatrists’ ‘Bible’ Sparks Controversy

May 20, 2013  | Business of Medicine, Professional Development, Psychiatry & Mental Health, The Daily Dose
This weekend, the American Psychiatric Association released its new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, called the DSM-5. A post in NPR’s Shots blog explains “The DSM has taken on biblical proportions over the years because its list of several hundred disorders is often used...
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Persistent Hemichorea in a 65-Year-Old Man. What’s Your Diagnosis?

Clinical Images in Medicine

Persistent Hemichorea in a 65-Year-Old Man. What’s Your Diagnosis?

May 17, 2013  | Neurology & Neurosurgery, Professional Development, The Daily Dose
A new clinical image from The New England Journal of Medicine presents a 65-year-old man with a 10-year history of involuntary movements of his left hand. “Neurologic examinations showed hemichorea in his left arm that disappeared during sleep. Computed tomography of the brain revealed a calcified...
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Should Nurse Practitioners Have the Same Duties and Pay as Doctors?

Should Nurse Practitioners Have the Same Duties and Pay as Doctors?

May 16, 2013
A Hypertensive Peristaltic Disorder of the Esophagus. What’s Your Diagnosis?

A Hypertensive Peristaltic Disorder of the Esophagus. What’s Your Diagnosis?

May 15, 2013
First Revision of DSM in 20 Years To Be Released Next Week

First Revision of DSM in 20 Years To Be Released Next Week

May 13, 2013
16-Year-Old Girl Presents with Chronic Abdominal Swelling: Can You Solve The Case?

16-Year-Old Girl Presents with Chronic Abdominal Swelling: Can You Solve The Case?

May 9, 2013
10 Reasons Smartphones Might Do More Harm Than Good in Medicine

10 Reasons Smartphones Might Do More Harm Than Good in Medicine

May 9, 2013
Poor Communication Between Doctors Costs Patients’ Lives

Poor Communication Between Doctors Costs Patients’ Lives

Apr 30, 2013
Are Annual Pelvic Exams Unnecessary?

Are Annual Pelvic Exams Unnecessary?

Apr 29, 2013
What’s Your Diagnosis? Edematous Erythema and Subcutaneous Plaques in Lower Extremities of Immunocompromised Patient

What’s Your Diagnosis? Edematous Erythema and Subcutaneous Plaques in Lower Extremities of Immunocompromised Patient

Apr 18, 2013
Do Hospitals Profit from Surgical Complications?

Do Hospitals Profit from Surgical Complications?

Apr 17, 2013
Is Remote Monitoring The Future of Intensive Care?

Is Remote Monitoring The Future of Intensive Care?

Apr 15, 2013
Marijuana Research Funding Cuts Leave Doctors Confused

Marijuana Research Funding Cuts Leave Doctors Confused

Apr 15, 2013
Hospital Takes Bold Step in Releasing Medical Error Reports

Hospital Takes Bold Step in Releasing Medical Error Reports

Apr 10, 2013
What’s Your Diagnosis? A Case Study of a Heroin User

What’s Your Diagnosis? A Case Study of a Heroin User

Apr 3, 2013
As Economy Restabilizes, Physicians Assess Options

As Economy Restabilizes, Physicians Assess Options

Apr 1, 2013
Medical Students Experience Drop in Empathy After First Patient Interactions

Medical Students Experience Drop in Empathy After First Patient Interactions

Mar 25, 2013
How Creative Is Your Doctor?

How Creative Is Your Doctor?

Mar 19, 2013
US Physicians Want Patients to Update Electronic Health Records, but with Limited Access

US Physicians Want Patients to Update Electronic Health Records, but with Limited Access

Mar 18, 2013
Clinical Challenge: Acute Onset of Retrosternal and Epigastric Pain

Clinical Challenge: Acute Onset of Retrosternal and Epigastric Pain

Mar 7, 2013
Follow-up Failures Continue to Occur With Use of Electronic Health Record Based Alerts

Follow-up Failures Continue to Occur With Use of Electronic Health Record Based Alerts

Mar 5, 2013
Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care More Frequent Than Previously Thought

Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care More Frequent Than Previously Thought

Feb 26, 2013
Clinician’s Corner: Insomnia

Clinician’s Corner: Insomnia

Feb 25, 2013
Interactive Medical Case: Patient with Fevers and Fatigue

Interactive Medical Case: Patient with Fevers and Fatigue

Feb 19, 2013
Clinical Case: Hypopigmented Patches on the Skin

Clinical Case: Hypopigmented Patches on the Skin

Feb 8, 2013
Report Finds Drastic Shortage in Primary Care Physicians

Report Finds Drastic Shortage in Primary Care Physicians

Feb 1, 2013
Case Challenge: A 50-Year-Old Man with Acute Flank Pain

Case Challenge: A 50-Year-Old Man with Acute Flank Pain

Jan 28, 2013
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