Fibrates carry kidney risk Surgery not needed to change birth certificate gender Surgery trumps drugs Bariatric surgery more effective than medical therapy at achieving glycemic control in obese patients with type 2 diabetes, study finds. Practice Gems: Give your patients tools to write down information Rapid tests can confirm flu but not rule it out Meta-analysis estimates accuracy of tests—but they are rarely used Depressed? Stick needles in your head Acupuncture promising as add-on therapy Giving OTC info the ‘write’ way Scribbling a note can avoid product selection and dosing mistakes Echoes of past lives, shattering the present When one patient assaults another and each has severe dementia—one of our cruellest diseases—both are victims MDs addled over anaphylaxis Many would not give epinephrine for breathing problems, survey reveals How the medical system is failing disabled patients Turned away from ERs, denied Pap tests and prostate exams, many Canadians with disabilities are not receiving basic health care—and they are among those who need it the most First Previous 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 Next Last
