The CME Vacations® 2 Minute Update

Is "mild anemia" really mild? Hemoglobin below the normal cutoff linked with triple 10 year mortality.

Is "mild anemia" really mild? Hemoglobin below ...

Here’s a question we rarely stop to ask: when a hemoglobin comes back a little low and we call it “mild anemia,” is it really mild? The number we use...

Is "mild anemia" really mild? Hemoglobin below ...

Here’s a question we rarely stop to ask: when a hemoglobin comes back a little low and we call it “mild anemia,” is it really mild? The number we use...

Can a pill keep the weight off after using a GLP-1?

Can a pill keep the weight off after using a GL...

Here’s a question that almost every patient on a GLP-1 medication eventually asks: what happens when I stop? We know from experience that the weight tends to come back. So...

Can a pill keep the weight off after using a GL...

Here’s a question that almost every patient on a GLP-1 medication eventually asks: what happens when I stop? We know from experience that the weight tends to come back. So...

Is napping associated with higher mortality?

Is napping associated with higher mortality?

In older adults, more frequent and longer naps—especially morning naps—predicted higher mortality over 8 years. The likely reason: napping is a marker, not a cause.

Is napping associated with higher mortality?

In older adults, more frequent and longer naps—especially morning naps—predicted higher mortality over 8 years. The likely reason: napping is a marker, not a cause.

Dying after leaving AMA

Dying after leaving AMA

He was in his 60s, competent, and certain we were wrong. His oxygen dropped to 60% the moment we removed the high-flow—and he went home anyway. He died the next...

Dying after leaving AMA

He was in his 60s, competent, and certain we were wrong. His oxygen dropped to 60% the moment we removed the high-flow—and he went home anyway. He died the next...

Do hospitals with high prices perform better?

Do hospitals with high prices perform better?

In a study of nearly 2,000 hospitals, the highest-markup hospitals—charging up to 10 times more for surgery—had more complications and readmissions.

Do hospitals with high prices perform better?

In a study of nearly 2,000 hospitals, the highest-markup hospitals—charging up to 10 times more for surgery—had more complications and readmissions.

Does Coffee Prevent Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation?

Does Coffee Prevent Recurrence of Atrial Fibril...

In a randomized trial, AFib recurred in 64% of patients who quit caffeine versus 47% who kept their daily coffee.

Does Coffee Prevent Recurrence of Atrial Fibril...

In a randomized trial, AFib recurred in 64% of patients who quit caffeine versus 47% who kept their daily coffee.