Thomas Flanigan, an Army veteran and married father of three, called himself the “Ginger God of Surgery and Shenanigans.” Colleagues share fond memories.
The chronic condition is underrecognized and often misunderstood. But behavior modification works for most patients and doesn’t drain primary care resources, an expert says.
Asking how memory loss affects daily functioning and whether the patient has other symptoms can help determine whether neuropsychological testing is necessary.
An influential federal commission’s wide-ranging report on primary care suggests that CMS develop its own method for assessing the value of clinicians’ services and thus lessen its dependence on the AMA.
A Minnesota investigation revealed eight persons who tested positive for the B.1.1.7 variant, first reported in the United Kingdom and thought to be more highly transmissible.
A new report from the CDC outlines 12 cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, 3 fatal, among those receiving the J&J vaccine. An editorial calls for its use to be limited to women over age 50.
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