With Recreational Marijuana, Edibles are Trouble
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An analysis of Colorado emergency room visits before and after marijuana legalization suggests that “edibles” may be particularly risky.
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Are Eggs Off the Menu Again?
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A new study suggests eating eggs increases the risk of heart disease and death, but is it all its cracked up to be?
Read MoreThirty Hour Shifts for Medical Trainees: OK for Patients, Not Great for the Trainee
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A randomized trial found that longer shifts for medical trainees didn’t substantially worsen patient outcomes. But that doesn’t mean we should embrace the practice.
Read MoreSleep Deprivation Increases After-Dinner Snacking, Weight Gain
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Sleep deprivation leads to more after-dinner snacking and weight gain, according to a study in Current Biology.
Read MoreOral Anticoagulants in Cancer Patients: Mixed-Results and a Lesson about Trial Enrichment
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Two studies in the New England Journal of Medicine came to differing conclusions about the utility of oral anticoagulants in patients with cancer. This might be because they enrolled the wrong patients.
Read MorePrimary Care Providers Save Lives. We Should Pay Them More.
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A county-by-county analysis suggests that more primary care providers = longer life-expectancy.
Read MoreBeer Before Wine, Everything Fine? Not So, Says Science!
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A new study answers the age old question: Wine before beer, sick for a year?
Read MoreSpike in Hepatitis C Infections May Be Side-Effect of Oxycontin Reformulation
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In 2010, oxycontin was reformulated to deter abuse. There may have been some nasty side-effects to that change.
Read MoreThe Best Data Yet to Suggest that Screen Time Hurts Kids' Development
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A study shows that screen time earlier in life is linked to poorer developmental scores later on. Uh-oh.
Read MoreMore Pharma Money to Physicians --> More Opioid Deaths
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