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Trends in U.S. Burden of Clostridioides difficile Infection and Outcomes
The incidence of Clostridioides difficile (formerly Clostridium difficile) infection and associated hospitalizations increased in the 2000s, largely because of the…
Waste, Worry, and the Seven Sins of Medicine
It takes seconds to suspect the diagnosis — there’s nothing else this could be. Annoying but benign, Greg’s malady is…
Stigma and the Toll of Addiction
Each day in 2018, an average of 185 people in the United States died from a drug overdose. In fact,…
Stigma Reduction to Combat the Addiction Crisis — Developing an Evidence Base
Between 1999 and 2017, more than 700,000 Americans died from drug overdoses, and escalating rates of drug addiction have contributed…
The Invisible Hand — Medical Care during the Pandemic
I met him on March 3, 2020, a 70-year-old man with a 6-month history of classic stable angina. He had…
Your Nose Itches. Is It Allergies, Flu or the Coronavirus?
Seasonal allergy symptoms differ from those caused by viral infections like influenza or the coronavirus.
Your Nose Itches. Is It Allergies, Flu or the Coronavirus?
Seasonal allergy symptoms differ from those caused by viral infections like influenza or the coronavirus.
Opioid prescriptions linked to obesity
Two new studies shed light on the relationship between obesity and the use of prescription opioids in the United States.
Gut communicates with the entire brain through cross-talking neurons
You know that feeling in your gut? We think of it as an innate intuition that sparks deep in the…