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ISSN0011-7781
DELAWARE
MEDICAL
JOURNAL
Official Publication of the Medical Society of Delaware
900 Prides Crossing Newark, Delaware 19713
Editor-in-Chief
Peter V. Rocca, MD
Editorial Board
Vincent F. Carr, DO
Evan H. Crain, MD Andrew J. Doorey, MD Steven L. Edell, DO Gerard J. Fulda, MD Stephanie H. Guarino, MD Galicano F. Inguito, MD Rebecca Jaffe, MD, MPH Nancy Kim, MD
James F. Lally, MD
Harry A Lehman III, MD
Joseph A. Lieberman III, MD, MPH Brian W. Little, MD, PhD
Gregory A. Masters, MD
Hiep C. Nguyen, MD
Leo W. Raisis, MD
Anthony C. Sciscione, DO
Sonya N. Tuerff, MD
Michael R. Zaragoza, MD
Former Editors
Robert B. Flinn, MD
Bernadine Z. Paulshock, MD
G. Stephen DeCherney, MD, MPH
Contents
PRESIDENT’S PAGE
Legislative Efforts
Dorothy M. Moore, MD
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE 140 CLINICAL TRIAL OF THE MONTH
OPINION
Patients with a Substance Use Disorder Need Treatment – Not Stigma
AMA Task Force to Reduce Opioid Abuse
CASE STUDY
Colonic Ischemia Leading to Colectomy in a Young Adult Prescribed Antipsychotic and Anxiolytic Medications
Patricia Mangel, MD; Patrick Matthews, MD; Brian Levine, MD; Jamie Rosini, Pharm. D
PUBLIC HEALTH
Infectious Disease in the Delaware Department of Correction
Vincent F. Carr, DO, FACP
LEGISLATION
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The Delaware Medical Journal (ISSN 0011-7781, USPS 152140) is published monthly by the Medical Society of Delaware at 900 Prides Crossing, Newark, DE 19713. Periodicals postage paid at Newark, Delaware, 19711 and additional entry offices. Copyright 2016 by the Medical Society of Delaware. The Delaware Medical Journal does not hold itself responsible for statements made by any contributor or advertiser. Annual subscription rates are $30 for domestic and $45 for overseas. Single copies are $2.50. Advertising copy is accepted, subject to the approval of the Editorial Board of the Medical Society of Delaware. For information about advertising, call the Journal office at (302) 366-1400. POSTMASTER: Address changes to 900 Prides Crossing, Newark, DE 19713.
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148th General Assembly – Health Care Related Bills
MEMBER NEWS
Member and Hospital News [pg. 157] Events [pg. 158]
On the Cover:
“Lewes, Delaware”
9 x 12 oil by Ed Bronstein.
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