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Wired for health
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2012)
With information technology infrastructure in place, new possibilities open up for improving health.
David's Journey
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2012)
Retired MU Professor David Oliver was diagnosed with upper throat cancer in October 2011. Through his popular site, "David's Cancer Videoblog," he has taught students, colleagues and cancer survivors a different meaning ...
Innovative intellectuals
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2011)
MU's Biodesign and Innovation fellowship produces business - savvy inventors who are poised to improve medical care and spur economic development.
Brooks scholarship turns 30
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
During the past 30 years, the George C. Brooks Scholarship has helped remake Mizzou's student body and transform the lives of more than 1,000 students.
One health, one medicine
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2011)
Climate change and its effects on agricultural factors : a bibliometric analysis and review
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2019)
Regarding food, agricultural productivity, and crop output, climate change is an unavoidable problem and concern that affects the entire planet. In the past ten years, climate change has profoundly affected various abiotic ...
Bariatric surgery plus medical therapy : effective Tx for T2DM?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2019)
Bariatric surgery + medical therapy: Effective Tx for T2DM? Short-term studies have indicated "Yes," but does a longterm randomized controlled trial give it a thumbs up? PRACTICE CHANGER: Consider bariatric surgery with ...
Use of advisors and retirement plan performance
(2020)
As DC plans become more popular than DB plans, American workers are increasingly responsible for their retirement savings. Because retirement plan participants' portfolio allocation is constrained by the available funds ...
Is it better to take that antihypertensive at night?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2020)
A large RCT in a primary care setting comparing bedtime to upon-waking administration of antihypertensives answers the question. PRACTICE CHANGER: Advise patients to take blood pressure (BP) medication at bedtime rather ...
Acupuncture for low back pain
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2020)
Clinical Inquiries question: Is acupuncture effective in improving pain relief for low back pain? Evidence-based answer: Acupuncture is an effective treatment for relief from low back pain, even when compared with other ...
Introduction to Clinical Inquiries : new series by the Family Physicians Inquiries Network
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2020)
Introduction to Clinical Inquiries and FPIN. The Clinical Inquiries were included in Canadian Family Physician beginning March 2020.
Passion meets purpose
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2018)
A chocolatier and a child development researcher would seem to have little in common. One left a lucrative career to chase a wild dream. Another flipped convention in following a different path. Yet, despite their different ...
Gabapentin and buprenorphine nasal insufflation in a patient on buprenorphine for opiod use disorder
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2019-04)
Upon introduction into the market, gabapentin was not thought to be a drug with abuse potential. Newer research is showing this to be possible, especially in the population of patients with a history of opioid addiction. ...
Ask a pathologist : warm autoantibodies
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2019-04)
This article answers the question: My patient is anemic and I ordered a type and screen, and the blood bank told me they are unable to find compatible units due to a warm autoantibody. What is the next step?
ECG dilemma
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2019-04)
"A 48-year-old white male presented to the emergency room (ER) with 5-day history of fever and chills. He also reported chest pain, which he described as heaviness and radiating to the left arm. He reports generalized ...
Importance of HIV screening
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2019-04)
"Although it can be challenging to think about screenings while trying to fix potentially life-threatening conditions, hospitalists need to actively screen for HIV infection. According to the Centers for Disease Control ...
Serious games for information literacy : a scoping review and design recommendations
(2019)
PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the literature on digital games designed or adapted for information literacy instruction, as well as practical design recommendations. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: ...
Do A-fib patients continue to benefit from vitamin K antagonists with advancing age?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2019)
Q Do A-fib patients continue to benefit from vitamin K antagonists with advancing age? Evidence-based answer: yes, patients with atrial fibrillation who are between the ages of 50 and 90 years continue to benefit from ...
An overview of 1p36 deletion syndrome and carcinogen genes; a role of genomics in everyday medicine
(2020)
1p36 deletion syndrome is a relatively common deletion syndrome with an incidence of 1 in 5000 births, making it the most common terminal deletion in humans. 1p36 deletion manifests with an array of phenotypic alterations ...
Does tranexamic acid reduce mortality in women with postpartum hemorrhage?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2019)
Q: Does tranexamic acid reduce mortality in women with postpartum hemorrhage? EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes. When used in conjunction with the standard of care, 1 g intravenous (IV) tranexamic acid given 1 to 3 hours after ...