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Five Signs That We Are Heading Towards the Post-Antibiotic Era
Several researchers have warned that the post-antibiotic era is approaching. In this era antibiotics become worthless or only the most toxic antibiotics work. Who or what is to blame for this issue? There are multiple causes: 1) overprescribing of antibiotics, 2) failure to de-escalate broad-spectrum antibiotics, 3) slow creation of novel antibiotic classes, 4) poor…
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New study creates model to predict financial costs of maintaining rural cardiology care
Rural communities are struggling to provide cardiac care. Between 2010-2015, the heart disease death rate in rural areas was 118.2/million versus 106.2/million in urban areas. The rural cardiologist shortage contributes to the poor outcomes. The rural shortage will balloon into a national issue as more cardiologists retire. According to projections, each year 2,000 cardiologists leave…
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