Why We Need the Lede, in Both Journalism & Medicine
In journalism, the “lede” is the first part of a news story. A good lede will entice the reader to...
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In journalism, the “lede” is the first part of a news story. A good lede will entice the reader to...
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The following was originally posted on March 22, 2020 by PW blogger Kelly Cawcutt, MD, to her...
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Evidence suggests that while significant focus has been placed on ensuring that patients with...
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Research indicates that adults with asthma as well as depression, anxiety, or both demonstrate...
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Previous studies indicate that subclinical hypothyroidism affects up to 10% of the adult...
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Findings based on self-reports from actual medical cannabis users
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The discipline of infectious diseases is ever-growing, with a spectrum of practice pathways...
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Previous studies indicate that head injury is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality,...
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Clinical guidelines recommend that patients who undergo invasive procedures have a platelet count...
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Research indicates that adults with asthma as well as depression, anxiety, or both demonstrate...
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More than 400,000 cases of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and nearly 30,000 deaths from...
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Data indicate that many healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) result from the use of medical...
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“In 2016, the Sepsis-3 task force proposed the quick SOFA (qSOFA) score (2 or more of the...
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Currently configured as urgent medical care facilities, emergency departments (EDs) typically lack...
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Research indicates that both caesarean birth and operative vaginal birth (forceps or vacuum...
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Evidence suggests worse-than-normal outcomes in noncardiac surgery during the first month of the...
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Current estimates suggest that 70-90% of opioids prescribed after surgery go unused, with most...
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In Annals of Internal Medicine, my colleagues and I published a systematic review and...
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Although the Affordable Care Act led to the largest ever expansion of Medicaid, several states...
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Previous studies indicate that approximately half of Medicare spending is accounted for by those...
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