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In Good Condition: Drs Share Their Positive Moments!

Every Friday, in an effort to showcase the positive things that are happening in doctors’ lives, Sermo publishes a post called In Good Condition. In Good Condition is a weekly forum for doctors to share…

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Treat Me Right: An Overview of STDs in the United States

April is STD Awareness Month. Over the next month, the CDC will present a series of posts around this year’s theme – Treat Me Right – which focuses on the important relationship between healthcare providers…

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Which stroke patients benefit from PFO closure

~ By Dr. Anthony Pearson In October of 2016 the Amplatzer PFO Occluder device (St. Jude Medical) was approved by the FDA for “percutaneous transcatheter closure of PFOs in patients, presumably between the ages of 18…

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Wearing a Helmet When Skiing/Snowboarding?

It’s accepted as common practice that one should always put safety first and wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle, bicycle, or skateboard, but what about the importance of wearing a helmet on the ski…

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The complicated diagnosis of HFpEF, and ineffective drugs

~ By Dr. Anthony Pearson For reasons that are unclear to me, ICD-10 was foisted on physicians in 2015 and mandated by CMS. Now, when classifying heart failure one is consistently badgered by hospital coding monitors…

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Drs Share Their Strange Medical Souvenirs Stories

We recently published a post asking physicians about the stories behind their scars. One doctor commented about a scar left behind after having a tumor removed, and another doctor commented to ask if they’d been allowed to keep the…

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Screen for atrial fibrillation (AF) in high risk patients

~ By Dr. Anthony Pearson For those of us over age 55 years there is a lifetime risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF) of 37%. And with AF comes a 5 fold risk of stroke which can…

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Synthesizing Viruses vs. Risk of Biological Weapons

A controversial study recently came out, detailing the facts surrounding researchers who constructed an infectious horse pox virus vaccine from chemically synthesized DNA fragments. The study raised flags of alarm, as fellow researchers grew concerned that terrorists could hypothetically…

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In Good Condition: Drs Share Their Positive Moments!

Treat Me Right: An Overview of STDs in the United States

Which stroke patients benefit from PFO closure

Wearing a Helmet When Skiing/Snowboarding?

The complicated diagnosis of HFpEF, and ineffective drugs

Drs Share Their Strange Medical Souvenirs Stories

Screen for atrial fibrillation (AF) in high risk patients

Synthesizing Viruses vs. Risk of Biological Weapons

Women’s Health Providers’ Role in HIV Prevention

Do Doctors Approve of Animal Testing?

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue…