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Guideline-concordant treatment still unlikely in nonchildren’s hospitals for pediatric CAP
This is concerning because the majority of children hospitalized with pneumonia are treated in nonchildren’s hospitals.
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Pregnant women commonly refuse the influenza vaccine
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Risk-based testing missed 35% of HCV-positive prison inmates
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Young opioid users in NYC savvy about HCV
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Texas judge strikes down ACA putting law in peril — again
The future of the Affordable Care Act is threatened – again – this time by a ruling Friday from a federal district court judge in Texas.
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Class-action suit filed against ABIM over MOC
Four internists allege ABIM is monopolizing the MOC market and forcing physicians to purchase MOC.
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Check for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in suspect HIV patients
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Open enrollment 2019: Busiest week so far at HealthCare.gov
Dec. 15 is the last day to sign up for 2019 coverage.
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Be judicious with empiric antibiotics for febrile neutropenia
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Study: Few physicians use telemedicine
In 2016, 15% of medical practices used telemedicine for patient interactions, an AMA analysis finds.
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Methotrexate relieves pain of Chikungunya-associated arthritis
Joint swelling was also reduced in the 50-patient case series.