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Early-Stage NSCLC Highlights From ESMO 2021
- Author:
- Benjamin Cooper
- MD
Highlights in early NSCLC from ESMO 2021 include data on postoperative radiotherapy, combination regimens in stage III disease, and results with...
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The Importance of Guideline-Recommended Biomarker Testing and Multidisciplinary Treatment in Resectable Stage IB-IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Author:
- Gerard A. Silvestri
- MD
- MS
- FCCP
Article
Transforming Primary Care Clinical Learning Environments to Optimize Education, Outcomes, and Satisfaction
- Author:
- Kathleen Klink
- MD
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Prophylactic haloperidol does not improve survival in critically ill patients
- Author:
- Kevin Winters
- MD
Does prophylactic use of haloperidol in critically ill patients at high risk of delirium improve survival at 28 days?
Article
Depression Screening and Treatment: A Missed Opportunity in Lung Cancer Care
- Author:
- Donald R. Sullivan
- MD
- MA; and Alan R. Teo
The integrated VA system is well positioned to be a leader in depression screening and treatment, and VA clinicians who care for patients with...
Article
Expanded approval for daratumumab in multiple myeloma
- Author:
- Edited by Jame Abraham
- MD
- FACP; report prepared by Jane de Lartigue
- PhD
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Multifaceted pharmacist intervention may reduce postdischarge ED visits and readmissions
- Author:
- Neal Biddick
- MD
Can a multifaceted intervention by a clinical pharmacist reduce the rate of ED visits and readmission over the subsequent 180 days?
News

Balanced fluid resuscitation vs. saline does not decrease hospital-free days
- Author:
- By Neal Biddick
- MD
Does balanced crystalloid fluid improve outcomes versus saline in noncritically ill patients who are hospitalized?
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Ketamine Plus Memantine-Based Multimodality Treatment of Chronic Refractory Migraine
- Author:
- James A. Charles
- MD
- FAAN
- FAHS
- and Vincent Gallo
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Myeloproliferative neoplasms increase risk for arterial and venous thrombosis
- Author:
- Arkady Komsoukaniants
- MD
What are the risks for arterial and venous thrombosis in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs)?
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Steroids do not reduce mortality in patients with septic shock
- Author:
- Bryan Huang
- MD
- FHM
Among patients with septic shock undergoing mechanical ventilation, does hydrocortisone reduce 90-day mortality?
News

Prompting during rounds decreases lab utilization in patients nearing discharge
- Author:
- Bryan Huang
- MD
- FHM
Does prompting hospitalists during interdisciplinary rounds to discontinue lab orders on patients nearing discharge result in a decrease in lab...
Article
Strategies to Improve Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance in Veterans With Hepatitis B Infection
- Author:
- Charitha Gowda
- MD
- MPH; Umar Sheikh
- MD; Andrew W. Maier
- MD; Kyong-Mi Chang
- MD; David E. Kaplan
- MSc; Vincent Lo Re III
- MSCE; and Valerianna K. Amorosa
Attitudes of patients as well as infectious disease, gastroenterology, and primary care providers need to be addressed to improve surveillance...
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Sharpen your ax
- Author:
- Thomas E. Crosslin III
- MD
- Facs
Once I knocked away the cobwebs, my confidence came back, and things went smooth as silk.
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Heart Transplantation Outcomes in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Potential Impact of Newer Antiviral Treatments After Transplantation
- Author:
- Mohammed Quader
- MD; Luke G. Wolfe
- MS; Gundars Katlaps
- MD; Neil Lewis
- MD; and Vigneshwar Kasirajan
- MD
This study found significant improvements in heart transplant outcomes and survival in patients with hepatitis C virus.