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- Outcome measures need context
The patient in front of me may differ from those seen in a clinical trial and may care about other outcome measures.
- Diagnostic certainty and the eosinophil
Eosinophilic esophagitis can mimic gastroesophageal reflux disease, especially early in its course.
- A new year and a new face for www.ccjm.org
CCJM.org has a new look and new interactive features, but it remains open to all and free of charge. Log on and register.
- Ebola—lessons still to be learned
So far, the disease has barely touched our country, but it has had a big impact on our health care system and our national psyche.
- Screening guidelines: A matter of perspective
Guidelines are only guidelines: we should use them within a personalized context.
- To dream the maybe possible dream: A breast cancer vaccine
The work is in an extremely preliminary phase, but the concept is an active area of research worth keeping tabs on.
- Polycystic kidney disease: Molecular understanding dictating management
It was the early 1980s, I was a resident in the emergency room, and the patient had fever, flank pain, hypotension, and a normal urinalysis.
- When snoring is more than an annoyance
We should vigilantly look for obstructive sleep apnea and, if it is diagnosed, strongly encourage treatment.
- Smart testing: An old idea, a new series
We hope to change test-ordering behaviors in situations in which there is a smart—and a not-so-smart—way to pursue a diagnosis.
- COPD: More options mean potentially better control
Although newer drugs can improve control, to make the biggest impact on mortality we need to wage war on smoking.