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Should Postmenopausal Women Be Encouraged to Take Calcium?
A systematic review of randomized, controlled trials of calcium supplementation found only small non-progressive increases in bone mineral density. This supports the clinical conclusion that supplementation alone is insufficient to prevent fracture risk.
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Association of Coffee Consumption with Total and Cause-specific Mortality
Regular consumption of both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee were found to be inversely associated with risk of total mortality and mortality attributed to cardiovascular disease and neurologic diseases.
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High Blood Pressure: How Low Should We Go? SPRINT and a New Meta-analysis
A recent meta-analysis supports the benefit of targeting lower blood pressure levels.
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Rolling Along: ACA and Medicaid Beneficiaries Report Record Savings
Medicare and the Affordable Care Act have helped millions of people save billions of dollars on prescription drugs. -
Doctors Play Key Role in Ending the Opioid Addiction Epidemic
Primary care physicians are under fire for contributing to the problem of prescription opioid abuse.
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Plaintiff Attorney Could Argue ED Was Unprepared for Mass Shooting
An expert warns that an ED's failure to prepare for mass shooting events might not only risk patient safety, but could also result in liability risks to the hospital and EPs.
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Many Crowded EDs Have Not Adopted Proven Solutions that Address Problem
Researchers worry a crowded ED is now the new status quo, which reduces the incentive to change.
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Examining Legal Pitfalls for EPs When Treating Patients with Time-sensitive Diagnoses
Poor documentation can make these cases very difficult to defend.
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Patient Doesn’t Appear Seriously Ill? Bad Outcomes Can Occur in ED Waiting Rooms
Don’t buy into the myth that the patient can’t die in the lobby.
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Are Missed Abdominal Pain Claims Against EPs Defensible?
Many claims involving misdiagnosis of abdominal pain in the ED involve multiple visits to the ED, or to other providers such as primary care physicians or urgent care centers.