Health Policy
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Addressing the Shortage of Physician Assistants in Medicine Clerkship Sites
Addressing the shortage of clerkship sites, the VA Boston Healthcare System developed a physician assistant training program in a postacute health...
Practice Puzzler
Opioid Epidemic
This clinical puzzle is based on Salani D, Crenshaw NA, Owusu B, Gonzalez JM. Pain Management in an Opioid Epidemic: What’s Appropriate, What’s...
CE/CME
Click for Credit: Roux-en-Y for diabetes; Exercise & fall prevention; more
Topics include: Inconsistent cannabis data • Roux-en-Y for diabetes remission • CPAP compliance • Exercise & fall prevention • HIV &...
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Use and Effectiveness of the Teach-Back Method in Patient Education and Health Outcomes
A review of the literature on the teach-back method of education suggests that the technique may be beneficial in reinforcing patient education....
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Survey: Americans support regulation of vaping products
Despite FDA efforts under Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to raise awareness of teen vaping, only 21% of those surveyed correctly responded that e-...
Conference Coverage
Large survey reveals that few MS patients have long-term care insurance
DALLAS – The findings suggest that clinical care teams should initiate early discussions of possible long-term needs with their patients.
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Possible mechanism for fluoroquinolone-induced aortopathy uncovered
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Treatment missing for U.S. children with mental illness
In North Carolina, 72.2% of children with a mental health disorder did not receive care in 2016.
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ALA report: Federal and state actions to limit tobacco use fall short
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Cloud of inconsistency hangs over cannabis data
Number of medical cannabis users is up more than 10-fold since 2009, available data show.