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“educators and health care leaders must intentionally train in teamwork and collaboration, have a growth mindset, and create environments of psychological safety on purpose rather than by chance.” “The Executive Vice Dean and Vice Dean for Education at the UCSF School of Medicine and the Assistant...
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Dying in a Leadership Vacuum Why has the United States handled this pandemic so badly? The NEJM Editors asks what has gone so wrong in the US and lays the blame with the political leadership. "This crisis has produced a test of leadership. With no good options to combat a novel pathogen, countries were...
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"Facial Masking for Covid-19 — Potential for “Variolation” as We Await a Vaccine | NEJM: Facial Masking for Covid-19 Increasing the proportion of SARS-CoV-2 infections that are asymptomatic with the simple public health measure of universal masking might reduce the severity of disease and ensure...
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A collection of information sources for COVID-19. The NHS 111 online COVID-19 service. The first point of call for someone in the UK who thinks they have symptoms or have been exposed whilst travelling. The NHS Coronavirus COVID-19 information webpage. UK Government's Coronavirus action plan. Public...
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Patient-Customized Oligonucleotide Therapy for a Rare Genetic Disease | NEJM: Summary Genome sequencing is often pivotal in the diagnosis of rare diseases, but many of these conditions lack specific treatments. We describe how molecular diagnosis of a rare, fatal neurodegenerative condition led to the...
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Rivaroxaban for Stroke Prevention after Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source | NEJM: Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Rivaroxaban for Stroke Prevention after Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source
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Clopidogrel and Aspirin in Acute Ischemic Stroke and High-Risk TIA | NEJM: Abstract Background Combination antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel and aspirin may reduce the rate of recurrent stroke during the first 3 months after a minor ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). A trial of combination...
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NEJM Journal Watch: Summaries of and commentary on original medical and scientific articles from key medical journals
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Insulin Pumps Tied to Fewer Type 1 Diabetes Complications in Young Patients: By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM
Young patients with type 1 diabetes may experience fewer disease complications with insulin pump therapy than with multiple...
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Physician Groups Respond to Las Vegas Shooting: By the Editors
The sale and ownership of semiautomatic and automatic weapons should be banned, the American College of Physicians said in response to the mass casualty … NEJM Journal Watch.
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Collaborative Care Linked to Better Outcomes in Substance Use Disorders: By Kelly Young
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD
Patients with alcohol or opioid use disorder treated with a collaborative care model in primary care are twice as likely to receive evidence-based...
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring May Improve Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes Requiring Insulin: By Kelly Young
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD
Among patients with type 2 diabetes, continuous glucose monitoring is associated with better glucose control, according...
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Risky Alcohol Intake on the Rise — Especially in Women, Minorities, Seniors: By Kelly Young
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD
The prevalence of high-risk drinking and alcohol use disorder increased sharply over a decade, constituting a public health crisis, a JAMA Psychiatry study concludes.
Two surveys...
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No Advantage to Using High-Dose Vitamin D in Young Kids to Prevent Respiratory Illness: By the Editors
High-dose vitamin D supplements provide no advantage over standard doses in preventing viral upper respiratory tract infections in young children, according to … NEJM Journal Watch.
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Advice to "Complete the Course" of Most Antibiotics Seen as Unfounded: By Joe Elia
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD
The "deeply embedded" view that failing to complete a course of antibiotics will lead to drug resistance has no evidentiary basis, according to an analysis in The BMJ . … NEJM Journal...
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Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Seem Best When Pre-Op BMI Is Below 40: By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD
Having a body-mass index below 40 before undergoing bariatric surgery is associated with better outcomes a year later, according to a retrospective … NEJM Journal Watch.
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Stroke, TIA Survivors Without Early Complications Still Face Increased Long-Term Risks: By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD
Adults who are clinically stable in the early period after a stroke or transient ischemic attack face increased risks for adverse outcomes years later, according...
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Unraveling the IT Productivity Paradox — Lessons for Health Care — NEJM: Good article from RAND Corporation. There is ongoing debate about the wisdom of the $27 billion federal investment driving the adoption of health information technology (IT) under the Health Information Technology for Economic...
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