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Metformin has garnered attention as a potential candidate to replace insulin as the go-to treatment for gestational diabetes mellitus. But metformin has drawbacks as well.
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It has been projected that 80% of the tasks of physicians could be replaced by technology, but will this make the role of doctors largely obsolete?
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Presently, clinicians should be urged to view genetics as an additional tool in choosing prescriptions for MDD, as opposed to a replacement for complete clinical evaluation.
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Droids won't be replacing doctors any time soon, but that doesn't mean that technology doesn't have a place in medicine.
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Clinicians should check how well patients are responding to testosterone replacement therapy every three to four months during the first year.
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In the coming years a pill or patch could replace certain injections as the primary mode of transit for many medications that typically require subcutaneous administration like insulin and vaccines.
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A new study in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) found that the overwhelming majority of contact lens wearers admit to engaging in at least one hygiene habit that may put them at risk for an eye infection.
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Even if the impact of a given medication on lipid profile is relatively minimal, and therefore unlikely to independently affect ASCVD risk, the cumulative effect is important and cannot be overlooked.
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The goal of opioid treatment is to relieve pain and discomfort, but one side effect of the drugs can replace that pain with another problem—opioid induced constipation (OIC). This constipation is more than just a minor inconvenience, says Gregory L. Holmquist, PharmD, CPE, a pain and palliative care specialist. This constipation sometimes becomes so severe that it leads to fecal impaction, which can be life-threatening.
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There are a number of red flags people should look out for that may indicate a diet is "too good to be true."
