Medical Education
Post-Operative Pain in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy
Challenges in management as codeine use falls under scrutiny.
Departments
Career Development, Medical Education, Practice Management
Communication Strategies to Help Medical Providers Help Their Patients
Incorporating health literacy practices into patient care.
Tech Talk
Advances in Facial Paralysis
Minimally invasive techniques and a multidisciplinary approach to treatment yield restored functionality and a better quality of life for patients.
Literature Reviews
Literature Review: A Roundup of Important Recent Studies
TORS alone effective for select cases of oropharyngeal cancer; swallowing exercises during cancer treatment and muscle maintenance; better analytic tools needed for pediatric OSA; individualized education improves language skills in UHL; vitamin a not an effective treatment for olfactory disorders; ECD as alternative surgery for benign parotid tumors.
Health Policy
Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on Key Health Care Issues
President Barack Obama’s and former Governor Mitt Romney’s positions on issues affecting the medical profession.
Legal Matters, Practice Management
Key Provisions that Can Make or Break Extended Warranties for Medical Equipment
The art of purchasing a piece of medical equipment requires the perfect combination of medical, financial, business and legal expertise.
Practice Management
Effectively Accommodate Employee Time Off in Your Medical Practice
The question of how much time off to provide, as well as how to ensure staff does not abuse the policy, can leave practice managers confused. Here, we help you navigate the waters of paid time off.
Career Development, Practice Management
Expert Tips to Make Sure Your Next Hire is a Keeper
When there are more physicians and administrative staff coming and going in your medical practice than patients, there’s likely a problem with the hiring process.
Practice Management, Tech Talk
Mobile Devices in the Medical Setting Can Lead to Distracted Doctors and Medical Error
Physicians are increasingly incorporating lightweight computers, mobile phones and tablets into the delivery of health care, which comes with the potential for distraction.
Medical Education
Risks and Benefits of CT Scans in Children
A new study again raises the issue of cancer risk with CT scan usage.
Medical Education, TRIO Best Practices
Does Addition of Antiviral Medication to High-Dose Corticosteroid Therapy Improve Hearing Recovery Following ISSNHL?
Evidence regarding the addition of antiherpetic medications to high-dose steroid therapy in the treatment of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
Career Development, Everyday Ethics, Medical Education
New Med School Screening Recommendations to Assess Ethics, Professionalism
The Association of American Medical Colleges is preparing a new slate of recommendations for improving the way med schools screen students in an effort to get at what kind of people the applicants are—and whether they have the qualities that will make them good, caring doctors.
Other
Medical Education
Newly Formed Society for Middle Ear Disease Aims to Educate, Advocate
The Society for Middle Ear Disease aims to promote public and professional awareness of the importance of otitis media as a major health problem.
TRIO Best Practices
Should Antibiotics Be Prescribed for Acute Otitis Media?
The clinical decision to treat or not to treat children with AOM remains controversial.