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Risk of heart attack and stroke goes up during holidays - Mayo Clinic video

iPad app tests athletes for concussion - Cleveland Clinic video

Mick Jagger (68) on staying fit: "Don’t look at the clouds of tomorrow through the sunshine of today"

Paget's disease - NHS Choices video

George Michael, still breathless after pneumonia and tracheotomy, plans a show for his doctors (video)

How to Stay Active With Osteoarthritis: "Motion is Lotion"

40% of police officers have a sleep disorder according to a JAMA study

Brand Identity

The "Five Second Rule" doesn't work

How to manage your online reputation as a physician in 5 steps

Controversies in COPD treatment

Stress fractures

Best Tweets - Selection of Twitter Favorites

Factors that Promote Positive Adaptation to Stress and Adversity

Acute pyelonephritis in women (2011 review)

UpToDate is the most read medical reference tool - how did Harrison's, Cecil's, etc. manage to lose that war?

Headache subtypes: 30-year prospective cohort study

Hirsutism or Excess Hair

Cleveland Clinic calls "Code Lavender" to improve patient satisfaction

Acute altitude illnesses

Linaclotide for treatment of constipation - minimally absorbed peptide agonist of guanylate cyclase C receptor

Holiday time can be really stressful for patients with eating disorders - here is what to do

A blog can help your career - and even if it doesn't, it's still good for you

Tinnitus is perception of sound where there is none

"Family practitioners in the US are facing extinction. In their place must come nurse-practitioners" - The Lancet

Where citations come from

A doctor admits: "I love to blog but I still don’t really know why"

DRACO drug effective against most viruses (Double-stranded RNA Activated Caspase Oligomerizer)

Library of the future - the new UChicago library has a stunning design and functionality

Myopia, the most common refractive error, has a prevalence of 10-30% in Western countries, but as high as 80% in Asia

Any difference between a Mac and a PC?

"Medical systems are made of holes and stacked like slices of Swiss cheese"

Best Practices for Social Media Use in Medical Education

Diagnosis and Management of COPD - Current Guidelines

Glaucoma: Aruna's story (video)

Clinical Pearls in Gastroenterology from Mayo Clinic (video)

Why you shouldn't close your blog and Twitter account

BMJ, the first medical journal to launch a website in 1996, shows a blog-like redesign

Medical apps are a wonderful thing but those drug ads may sway doctors' choices

Road office in a box (video)

Chocolate consumption is inversely associated with coronary heart disease

Don’t just swallow, check the evidence first - it applies to diet, medications, and more

Interesting Correlation: Fast Food Founders and Longevity