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A Collision Course Between Policy and Reality In this post, I will reveal to you an impending collision of ~~ a chronic problem in the American health care system ~~...

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A recent viewpoint article published in Blood Advances offered updated guidance for managing chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). “The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) convened a workshop...

On a recent episode of PeerPOV: The Pulse on Medicine, Stacey Alexeeff, PhD, and Jamal Rana, MD, discussed how wildfires impact people with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and how clinicians can...

Social media has become a valuable tool for clinicians to engage with patients, build their professional reputation, and educate the public. Clinicians are often part of vibrant and active Facebook...

Manual muscle testing (MMT8), the standard for assessing muscle function in patients with idiopathic in ammatory myopathies, has faced considerable criticism. New research using a 3-pronged approach demonstrated that patient-performed...

A combination of traditional cardiovascular risk factors and transplant-specifi c vulnerabilities increases the risk for cardiovascular events in renal transplant recipients, underscoring the need for targeted cardiovascular strategies in this...

On a recent episode of PeerPOV: The Pulse on Medicine, Salvatore Viscomi, MD, highlighted the increasing prevalence of chronic kidney disease and called on the healthcare system to increase screening...

Transfeminine people reported the greatest willingness to try on-demand pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) when asked about their willingness to start one of three PrEP options—daily oral (DO), on-demand, and long-acting injectable...

Cryoablation during lobectomy for lung cancer appears to be a safe and cost-effective strategy for easing postoperative pain, according to a study published in Pain and Therapy. “Cryoablation is performed...