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Monday, July 6, 2015

Which antidepressants have the highest suicide risk?

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- Jennifer Middleton, MD, MPH All antidepressant medications carry a black box warning regarding an increased risk of suicidal behavior...
Tuesday, June 30, 2015

No benefit to extensive occult cancer workup after unexplained VTE

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- Kenny Lin, MD, MPH The diagnosis and and treatment of patients with deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism is a common task in f...
Monday, June 22, 2015

Gloves for minor skin procedures: sterile or not?

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- Jennifer Middleton, MD, MPH When I ask my medical assistant to gather supplies for a simple skin lesion excision, I often hear this ques...
Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Antibiotics for acute appendicitis?

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- Kenny Lin, MD, MPH Until recently, the most well-studied clinical questions about acute appendicitis have been how to efficiently diagno...
Monday, June 8, 2015

Lowering blood pressure with behavior change instead of medication

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- Jennifer Middleton, MD, MPH I've had several patients over the years who, when diagnosed with hypertension, ask what they can do to ...
Monday, June 1, 2015

"Change is possible": learning to leave asymptomatic bacteriuria alone

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- Kenny Lin, MD, MPH Outside of pregnancy, antibiotics for patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria - that is, a positive urine culture in a...
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