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JOURNAL UPDATE

Rural Hospital Closures Put Strain on Nearby Hospitals
9:52 PM CST.In two years following a rural hospital closure, nearby hospitals see increase in emergency department…
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MONTHLY JOURNAL SUMMARY
September 2020 Briefing - Family Practice
October 01, 2020. The Monthly Journal Summary is a single article covering the most important journal articles published in the previous 30 days.
FEATURED ARTICLES
Investigational Topical Minocycline Gel for Acne Advances to Phase III Development
Ted Lain, MD.
Clinical trial investigator Dr. Ted Lain comments on the results of the OPAL study, a Phase 2b clinical trial which evaluated the efficacy of a novel topical gel formulation of the antibiotic minocycline (BPX-01) in reducing the number of inflammatory lesions in patients with moderate-to-severe inflammatory,…
Ebola Outbreak Highlights Struggle for Science in Africa and Inequalities in Global Health Research
Tamer M. Fouad, M.D..
This article was first published on The Huffington Post by Dr. Tamer M. Fouad, M.D. Republished on Doctors Lounge with permission.
Automated blood-cell analyzers. Can you count on them to count well?
M. Aroon Kamath, M.D..
For a non-hematologist like me, what was striking at the very outset while beginning to learn about cell counting, was the remarkable way in which techniques of cell counting (hematology) and particle counting (physics) have complemented and contributed to each other. It is indeed interesting…
MEDICAL FOCUS

Acute dyspnea (shortness of breath)
By Tamer M. Fouad, M.D.Dyspnea (shortness of breath) is a term used to characterize a subjective experience of breathing discomfort that is comprised of qualitatively distinct…
DISCUSSION
RE: Investigational Topical Minocycline Gel for Acne Advances to Phase III Development
By namabcAs I understand, this is a great step of development that we can use to save many people from horrible diseases. and i also hope Dr.Lain and your partners…