“Hillary Clinton’s Doctor Says Pneumonia Led to Abrupt Exit From 9/11 Event” read the page A1 headline in this morning’s New York Times. The diagnosis came hours after she had to suddenly leave a ceremony being held on the 15th …
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It’s Medical Mnemonics Monday! Regardless of whether you’re studying for your ABIM board exam, USMLE Step, ABFM, PANCE exams (or any other medical board exam), it’s important to understand systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Diagnostic criteria for SLE can be remembered …
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Neurology is a very important part of the Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Physician Assistant Board exams and can be challenging at first for many students. In this post, we will review a few key nuggets that will help you …
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Earlier this morning, celebrated Hollywood actor Gene Wilder passed away due to complications from Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), which afflicts over 5 million US residents and more than 40 million people worldwide. In this post, we take a closer look at …
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The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) announced this week that there isn’t enough evidence to support total-body screenings for skin cancer. Still, one of the key roles of an internist is to prevent deadly disease before it happens. Given …
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All the ice water bucket dumping 2 summers ago has led to the harvesting of a key gene discovery in the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Multiple media outlets reported on this development this week, including Daily Mail, The …
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One of the key roles of an internist is to prevent deadly disease before it happens. One of the deadliest diseases is melanoma and given its malignancy, identifying it in the earliest stages is essential. Below is what you need …
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We’re less than 2 months away from the ABIM Internal Medicine certification exam. With many of you wrapping up your residencies, this is a perfect time to review the best tips for success on the ABIM certification (or even the …
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The American College of Physicians (ACP) is commencing its annual national conference in Washington DC beginning Tuesday, May 3, 2016. We couldn’t be more excited! That’s because even if you can’t make the trip to the nation’s capitol, we have …
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A new UCLA study released last week found that 46% of adults in California are pre-diabetic, leading many media outlets to report on this diagnosis. Combining the 9% who have diabetes, the researchers found that over 1/2 of Californians have …
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