by Chester Buckenmaier III, MD, COL (ret), MC, USA
Foreign governments continue to weaponize social media to sow doubt in our election system. Political attack advertisements spend little time on the issues confronting our society in favor of slinging barbs and half-truths at political opponents. The predictable consequence of this debased political behavior is violence, which sadly seems to dominate recent news. As this challenging year ends, the growing divisiveness of our politics does not inspire hope in solving the real issues confronting our democracy.
by LaTina Emerson
Email alerts sent from pharmacists to practitioners who prescribe opioids and benzodiazepines fail to reduce concurrent prescribing of these medications, which can put patients at risk of overdose, according to a new study.
by Brenda Mooney
The typical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patient appears to have changed somewhat, according to a new study, which pointed out that “clinicians are encountering a phenotype of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy evolving from the disease recognized several years ago.”
by U.S. Medicine
The problem with options is choosing. Until recently, oncologists did not need to choose between treatment alternatives for stage I lung cancer. If a patient could withstand surgery, the decision was made.
by U.S. Medicine
Amidst all the changes in therapies and protocols for treating stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the first step in treatment has remained the same for decades: surgery.
