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Exploring role of elective lymph node dissection in managing high-risk CSCC
The jury is still out on whether patients with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) whose lymph nodes are clinically node-negative (N0) may benefit from elective neck dissection (END), according to Jonathan L. Cook, M.D., associate professor of medicine and director of dermatologic surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. END, a diagnostic staging procedure, allows microscopic detection of subclinical nodal metastases.
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Medicare's drug coverage: Get ready for questions
By educating yourself, you can help answer your patients' questions—and there are bound to be lots of them.
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Teaching residents pays off for us
Doctors tend to shy away from resident education, thinking it takes too much time and money. In this FP's experience, it can actually save you both.
There are common reasons why physicians are reluctant to participate in resident education. But teaching residents doesn't have to be a drain. If done effectively, it can lead to increased productivity, a fatter bottom line, and improved quality of life. And best of all, it can boost your job satisfaction.
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Medicare Part D Prescription Coverage
For 40 years, Medicare has dependably covered primary care visits, hospital stays and life-saving surgeries for millions of Americans. That's a great record of supporting older Americans. But even successful programs need modernizing. There's a crucial fact about the new coverage: It's voluntary
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