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Medical Apps for the iPhone: Diagnosaurus, ICD9 Consult, and WellAdult
As of this writing, there are over 400 medical applications in the iTunes App Store. Whether you're a health care provider or patient, and whether you have an iPhone or iPod Touch or not, it's worth exploring the impressive range of applications a...
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Aquapheresis: A New Treatment for Heart Failure (Part 1)
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a condition where the heart's pumping of blood is inadequate and consequently, fluid builds up in the lungs. (As a nod to my readers who are cardiologists -- CHF has many causes and is much more complicated that t...
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An Introduction to Medical Podcasts (Part 3)
In part 1, I briefly introduced podcasts and iTunes. In part 2 and in this post, I'll introduce some of my favorite medical podcasts. After logging in to the iTunes store, each of these podcasts can be found by typing the name of the podcast in t...
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2007 Medical Weblog Awards
Voting is now open for the 2007 Medical Weblog Awards, the Academy Awards of the medical blogosphere. (Full disclosure: I'm one of the editors at Medgadget, which sponsors the awards, and I was one of the nominators.) Use the awards as an excuse t...
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Cholesterol and Statins
Since this is National Cholesterol Education Month, I'd like to chime in on the object of what many of you go to health screenings for: testing your cholesterol. Higher levels of bad cholesterol (low density lipoprotein, or LDL) and lower levels ...
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Post-Surgery Rounding by Robots as Good as Rounding by Actual Humans
A recent study suggested "telerounding" by robots on surgical patients may be just as good as face-to-face rounding by attending physicians.In the Archive of Surgery, 270 adults at three institutions undergoing urologic surgery -- including remova...
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Grand Rounds Volume 3 Number 7 is available
Grand Rounds is the weekly roundup of the best health weblog posts, and this week it's hosted by Rita Schwab of MSSP Nexus Blog.By clicking through, you will find short summary links to the writing that each individual health writer considers to b...
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Epocrates for the iPhone: A Survey
Image via CrunchBaseI've previously written about Epocrates, a free database of pharmaceuticals — with extras like CME credits and medical news — for physicians. (See Review of Epocrates on the iPhone and iPhone Medicine Watch.)Epocrates recently ...
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First Success in Face Transplantation
Folks have waited with baited breath as a year has passed since the first face transplant was performed in France. Today, the surgeons claimed the procedure a success as the woman was shown with the ability to smile. Twice, her body came close t...
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CPSC Fails To Act as Shopping Carts Pose Hazards To Kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) just announced the release of a policy statement, "Shopping Cart-Related Injuries to Children" which makes a lot of sense. It shares evidence that has been known for 30 years, but the CPSC has dragged thei...
