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Acute Myocardial Infarction and DRGs
Why are costs for AMI care so different from one country to the next?
Learning from Alma Ata: The Medical Home and Comprehensive Primary Care
As the PCMH moves from rhetoric to concrete recommendations, will it embrace the vision of social and political engagement as part of primary health care?
Detectable HIV Viral Load Is Associated With Metabolic Syndrome
Learn more about persistent viremia as a significant predictor for the development of metabolic syndrome.
Are En Face Frozen Sections Accurate
Frozen sections are used widely in pathology and dermatopathology to provide a quick diagnosis for a variety of lesions.
Recent Advances in the Molecular Genetics of Epilepsy
Genetic testing in the epilepsies is not yet widely practiced, but new screening technologies such as massively parallel sequencing promise to significantly expand its clinical utility.
Discontinuation of ART Among Adults in HIV Care in the US
What is the prevalence and reason for ART discontinuation among HIV+ adults in the United States?
More Rules for Improving Pharmacotherapy in Older Adults
Do you know the "seven deadly sins of prescribing"? The second part of this two-part article review provides some additional simple, objective rules for improving pharmacotherapy in older adults.
Acute Methoglobinemia After Endoscopy
Family Physicians need to be aware of this rare but potentially lethal complication possibly caused by topic antesthetics and other oxidizing medications.
Insurance Status, Age, and Cervical Cancer Stage at Diagnosis
Do women without health insurance in the US have the same access to cervical cancer screening procedures as women with coverage? This new study examines the issue.
Molecular Diagnostics in Histopathology Training
Is histopathology lagging behind in the adoption of molecular diagnostics? In this commentary, the author stresses the urgency of incorporating molecular pathology into histopathologists' training.
Conforming to HIPAA Regulations and Compilation of Research Data
In 1996, the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) set national standards for the privacy of patient medical information, the activities of institutional review boards (IRBs), and informed consent for the use of medical information.
Lower-Dose CT: Effect on Reader Evaluation in Detecting Pulmonary Embolism
How might lower-dose CT angiography protocols affect image quality, diagnostic certainty, and accuracy in the detection of pulmonary embolism?
Assessing PrEP Adherence/Exposure Using Hair Samples
Is measuring exposure in small hair samples an accurate way to assess HIV PrEP adherence?
Hereditary Hemochromatosis
Hereditary hemochromatosis is thought to be the most common inherited disorder in whites, and perhaps the most common classically inherited disease in America.
Primary Care Must Lead on Population Health
What role can primary care play in achieving better value in healthcare?
Decreasing Drug Costs for Your Patients
The gap between what drugs cost and what patients can afford continues to widen, but there are several ways to bridge it.
Importance of Active Case Detection in a Malaria Elimination
There is much to learn from the malaria elimination efforts in Sri Lanka. Success has come from focusing on active case detection and disease surveillance.
Integrating a Physical Office With an Online Platform
The authors describe their novel approach to "'fixing the system": a redesigned office experience combined with an engaging online platform, tied to a direct payment model. But many challenges remain.
Importance of Pretest Probability Score and D-Dimer Assay
The purpose of our study was to develop and validate a clinical score (the Hamilton score) for the assessment of lower limb deep venous thrombosis (DVT).
Spontaneous Spinal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage After Coughing
This 66-year-old woman developed a severe headache, vomiting, and sudden intense back pain after a severe coughing fit. What was the cause?