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JOURNAL UPDATE

Design Thinking Enables Med Students to Solve Challenges

• Clinician Job Satisfaction Linked to Improved Burnout Scores
• Conditions Tied to Clinician Dissatisfaction Are Modifiable
• Tofacitinib Superior to Placebo in Active Psoriatic Arthritis

MONTHLY JOURNAL SUMMARY

September 2017 Briefing - Rheumatology

FEATURED ARTICLES

Wrong-Site, Wrong-Procedure, and Wrong-Patient Surgery

The operating room is where, without doubt, many lives are saved and a multitude of destinies are altered. However, in today’s rapidly changing world, the number and complexity of surgical procedures are increasing dramatically. So is the number of surgical sub-specialties. The operating lists in…

Massive Recall of Tylenol in USA, UAE and Fiji

Johnson and Johnson is extending the voluntary recall of certain lots of OTC products in the Americas, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Fiji. This includes Tylenol, Motrin and St. Joseph’s aspirin.

Rituximab drastically reduces efficacy of H1N1 vaccine in rheumatoid patients

Influenza vaccine not adversely affected by RA drug methotrexate.

MEDICAL FOCUS

Arthrocentesis (synovial fluid analysis)

Arthrocentesis, with subsequent synovial fluid analysis, is used to determine the cause of arthritis in all cases presenting with joint effusion or…

DISCUSSION

RE: Aspirin Use as Treatment in Colorectal Cancer: Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks

Thank you for reading my article.  Interesting theory.  Lots of research is ongoing to figure out the many ways aspirin does it magic.

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