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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

For dentists, it’s transforming diagnosis, decision-making, and treatment planning. Researchers in 2019 developed a machine learning method to accurately quantify immune cells in the vicinity of oral cancer cells. For patients, it promises more accurate care and better outcomes.

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Overtreatment of prostate cancer in the active surveillance era

Common Sense Family Doctor

in 2019, with 78% receiving radiation therapy and 22% undergoing surgery. A 2019 AFP editorial provided more guidance for estimating and having conversations about life expectancy with older patients. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog. Watchful waiting refers to clinical observation only. in 2000 to 59.8%

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How to prepare for INI-SS Medical Genetics exam?

Tiny Physician

Focus more on Neonatology (Teratogens, Dysmorphology, Antenatal diagnosis of diseases), Inborn errors of metabolisms (mucopolysaccharidosis, glycogen storage disorders, sphingolipidosis, organic acidemia, urea cycle defects), and Skeletal dysplasia. A major chunk of questions come out of Nelson and the aspirants usually find it hard to solve.

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The Mycoplasma Comeback: Why This Atypical Pneumonia is Back – A PEMCurrents Podcast

PEMBlog

Laboratory diagnosis and treatment of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children: a review. Clin Infect Dis 2019; 68:13. In this episode we dive into the resurgence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae an atypical bacterial cause of community-acquired pneumonia thats making waves in pediatric emergency medicine. Plus, well discuss whether M.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 1: Differentiating organic versus psychiatric causes of agitation and altered mental status

PEMBlog

Most children who present to Pediatric Emergency Departments these days with mental health concerns – including agitation – have a known psychiatric problem or diagnosis. Pediatr Radiol 2019; 49:240. 2019 Mar;20(2):409-418. 2019 Mar;20(2):409-418. Epub 2019 Feb 19. 2019 May;20(3):537.

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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 2: Walk Softly

PEMBlog

PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. The diagnosis can be made clinically. Am J Med Sci 2019; 357:411. This is the second of the four cases. 4 days earlier, she developed rhinorrhea, cough, and fever to Tmax 101F. Sridharan M, Ali U, Hook CC, et al.

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Ninth Circuit Upholds FDA’s Authority to Regulate Stem Cell Clinic Treatments

FDA Law Blog

Regulatory Background FDA regulates and generally requires premarket approval of all new drugs, which are defined as “articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease,” or “intended to affect the structure or any function of the body.” 588, 566 (2019)). 21 U.S.C. § Robbins , 519 U.S.

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