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A cyclone is a system in which winds rotate inward toward an area of low atmospheric pressure. In the northern hemisphere, cyclones circulate counterclockwise and in the southern hemisphere they circulate in a clockwise direction. There are six types of cyclones, including what is typically referred

Light therapy has the ability to provide equal killing effectiveness regardless of antibiotic resistance. Does it work for smegmatis?

Gain a better understanding of the role of the emergency physician in managing potential organ donor patients and the ethical issues involved.

A look at the growing set of incentive programs aimed at boosting hospital efficiency and quality. Is your hospital equipped to cope with the added pressures?

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The utilization of CT/MRI for evaluating atraumatic headaches in the ED is on the rise -- but is it beneficial?

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The growing shortage of primary care physicians is only going to worsen under the Affordable Care Act. Why should hospitalists care?

Severe burns are those characterized by skin that blisters quickly, sloughs off the affected area, or becomes severely discolored. According to a recent article released by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, burns that fit these characteristics are serious e

Prescription diet medication can work in different ways. Appetite suppressants, the kind that keep you from feeling like you need to eat, are the most common, but you can discuss other types of weight-loss medications with your doctor.

Hospitalists are in a unique position to reduce overuse and overtreatment and rein in costs while improving quality of care.

Dr. Amal Mattu explains why therapeutic hypothermia may very well be the most significant advance in care of cardiac arrest since the incorporation of the defibrillator.

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Is there a survival advantage for total thyroidectomy over lobectomy in patients with papillary thyroid cancer?

Mosquito bites can make the summer months itchy and painful for kids. With increased concern about West Nile virus and other diseases spread by mosquitoes, mosquito bites can be dangerous. However, kids are still at a much higher risk for inadvertent poisoning than they are of getting a disease from

David D. Vega, MD, comments on a trend towards increasing doctorate-level education in nursing, and other allied health professions.

Regina A. Bailey, MD, JD, LLM, writes about changes made under the Affordable Care Act and what's to come.