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Address Possible Security Lapses as Your Practice Returns to Normal

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Tammy Worth

To accommodate patients remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, practices may have expanded personnel access to protected health information and relied on devices that might be vulnerable to cyber attacks.

Curbing Inherent Bias When Caring for Patients

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Tammy Worth

Bias extends beyond skin color to the assumptions physicians might make about patients.

A Closer Look at Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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Helen Fosam, PhD

An overview of the increased risk for cardiovascular disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

A Closer Look at Advances in Cardiovascular Electronic Devices

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Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

Can energy be harvested from the body or environment and converted into electrical energy to replace or supplement batteries in cardiovascular devices?

Implications of Changing Pulmonary Hypertension Hemodynamic Definitions: Clinician Q&A

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Tori Rodriguez

The 6th WSPH Task Force on Hemodynamic Definitions and Clinical Classification recently proposed reducing the diagnostic mPAP threshold for pulmonary hypertension.

Medics Express High Hopes for Joe Biden’s New Task Force

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Lina Zeldovich

Rick Bright, former director of BARDA, is a member of Biden’s COVID-19 taskforce.

U.S. Supply of COVID-19 Therapeutics Seems Stable, for Now

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Colleen Stinchcombe

In September, as doctors prepared for a fall and winter COVID-19 surge across the U.S.

As Rollout Nears, Small Practices and Rural Clinics Anticipate Challenges Storing and Administering COVID-19 Vaccines

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Lina Zeldovich

Earlier this month, shortly after Pfizer announced that its vaccine was 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 in a clinical trial.

ASH 2020 Guidelines on Venous Thromboembolism Management

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Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

The American Society of Hematology released evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of DVT and PE in patients without cancer.

Prepare for the End of Pandemic Telehealth Waivers

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Tammy Worth

Healthcare providers should take steps now to ensure that the telehealth modalities they use are HIPAA compliant.