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Exploring the Link Between Oral Health and Cardiovascular Disease

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Tamara Horwich, MD, Eugenia Gianos, MD, and Kenneth Fleisher, DDS, reflect on the link between cardiovascular disease and oral health.

Blueprint for Youth Suicide Prevention

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Mary Beth Maslowski

With youth suicides on the rise, the American Academy of Pediatrics and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, in collaboration with experts from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), created a document to support pediatric health clinicians.

Stroke-Associated Pneumonia: Risk Factors, Mechanisms, and Interventions

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Brandon May

Stroke-associated pneumonia research over the past 2 decades has yielded significant insight into SAP risk factors, diagnostic measures, and management strategies.

The “Weekend Effect” in Cardiac Emergency Outcomes

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Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula, MD, and Ibrahim Sultan, MD, discuss the relationship between the weekend effect and poor prognosis following cardiac emergencies.

Gender Bias Common in Online Reviews of Physicians

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John Schieszer, MA

Patients rated female doctors more on their interpersonal skills and not much on their technical competence, a study found.

It’s a Doctor’s Duty to Combat Misinformation

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David Alfandre, MD, MSPH

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored how easy it is for disreputable and non-authoritative sources to spread wrong and possibly dangerous medical information.

We Run Clinical Trials for Medications, Why Not for Apps?

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Ben Locwin, PhD, MS, MBA

The author comments on the current situation where behavioral modification smartphone apps do not undergo any oversight such as safety or efficacy studies, nor do they go through the Institutional Review Board to guide or evaluate ethics.

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Phishing, Malware Attacks Spike Amid Pandemic

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John Schieszer, MA

Breaches involving user names and passwords soared 450% in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared with 2019, according to the ForgeRock 2021 Consumer Identity Breach Report.