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The Quiet Rise of a New Nicotine Epidemic

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Christian Hardoy

Read We Have Normalized Being Unclean in Medicine

We Have Normalized Being Unclean in Medicine

Daniel Stromberg, MD and 1 other

Jan 26, 2026 Link to We Have Normalized Being Unclean in Medicine

Read Unmasking Diabetes: Paraphimosis as a Sentinel Symptom and the Need for Early Screening

Link to Shirisha Kamidi, MD's page

Unmasking Diabetes: Paraphimosis as a Sentinel Symptom and the Need for Early Screening

Shirisha Kamidi, MD

Jan 5, 2026 Link to Unmasking Diabetes: Paraphimosis as a Sentinel Symptom and the Need for Early Screening

Read More Than Just a Headache: The Lonely Journey of a Spinal CSF Leak Patient

Link to Susan Mahler, MD's page

More Than Just a Headache: The Lonely Journey of a Spinal CSF Leak Patient

Susan Mahler, MD

Dec 16, 2025 Link to More Than Just a Headache: The Lonely Journey of a Spinal CSF Leak Patient

Read New Study Places Lithium at Heart of Alzheimer’s, but Human Trials Remain Necessary

Link to Pearl Kurian Jones, MD's page

New Study Places Lithium at Heart of Alzheimer’s, but Human Trials Remain Necessary

Pearl Kurian Jones, MD

Nov 17, 2025 Link to New Study Places Lithium at Heart of Alzheimer’s, but Human Trials Remain Necessary

Read Office-Based PE Tubes: Another Tool in Our Arsenal

Link to Vasu Kakarlapudi, MD, MBA's page

Office-Based PE Tubes: Another Tool in Our Arsenal

Vasu Kakarlapudi, MD, MBA

Aug 25, 2025 Link to Office-Based PE Tubes: Another Tool in Our Arsenal

Read Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Triage: Critical for Safe Efficient Emergency Care

Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Triage: Critical for Safe Efficient Emergency Care

Courtney Smalley, MD and 1 other

Jul 29, 2025 Link to Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Triage: Critical for Safe Efficient Emergency Care

Read Colonoscopy Prep and GLP-1 Agonists: Rethinking the Timeline for Safe Screening

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Colonoscopy Prep and GLP-1 Agonists: Rethinking the Timeline for Safe Screening

Ashley Evette Ingram-T'Siobbel, DNP

Jul 21, 2025 Link to Colonoscopy Prep and GLP-1 Agonists: Rethinking the Timeline for Safe Screening

Read It’s Time To Prescribe Exercise Like We Prescribe Chemotherapy

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It’s Time To Prescribe Exercise Like We Prescribe Chemotherapy

Khushali Jhaveri, MD

Jul 14, 2025 Link to It’s Time To Prescribe Exercise Like We Prescribe Chemotherapy

Read Is Omalizumab Really Superior to OIT?

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Is Omalizumab Really Superior to OIT?

Alice E. (Williamson) Hoyt, MD FAAAAI

Mar 10, 2025 Link to Is Omalizumab Really Superior to OIT?

Read Reassessing Vitamin D Testing – A Balanced Approach for Holistic Health

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Reassessing Vitamin D Testing – A Balanced Approach for Holistic Health

Elizabeth Durham, DNP Student, MS, Nurse Practitioner

Feb 3, 2025 Link to Reassessing Vitamin D Testing – A Balanced Approach for Holistic Health