Peer Coaching Benefits Diabetes Care
When compared with usual care, peer health coaching appears to significantly improve diabetes...
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Author: Janine Anthes
Survival After Hypotensive Shock & Vasopressor Therapy
Results of a study of patients with shock requiring high-dose vasopressor therapy indicate that only about one in six survives to 90 days after therapy. Stress-dose corticosteroid therapy was associated with a higher survival...
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Does Lung Screening Change Risk Perceptions?
Lung cancer screening does not appear to change risk perceptions of the disease or smoking-related...
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CEID Infections: Predicting Mortality
In patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) infections, the development...
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Benefits Seen With Earlier Surgery for Epilepsy
A Cleveland Clinic study suggests that early resection using frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) surgery...
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Smoking, VTE Risk, & Surgery
The risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) appears to be higher for current smokers when compared...
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Phone Contact Improves Drug Adherence After Stenting
Among patients who have undergone drug-eluting stent implantation, a follow-up care plan...
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COPD Increases Use of Health Services
Patients with COPD appear to use large and disproportionate amounts of health services, according...
Read MoreImpaired Mobility & Access to Subspecialty Care
Nearly one-quarter of subspecialists appear to be unable to accommodate patients with mobility impairments, according to American researchers. The authors suggest that better awareness is needed among providers of the...
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AF Linked to Cognitive Decline
Atrial fibrillation (AF) appears to increase risks for cognitive impairment and dementia,...
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Laparoscopic Pancreatectomy
Laparoscopic Duodenopancreatectomy with Robotic Biliodigestive Anastomosis Video provided by:...
Read MoreCleveland Clinic: “If We Could See Inside Others’ Hearts”
A profound look at life in a 4-minute video. The camera shows the inner lives of people in a hospital as they go about their daily lives. Produced by the Cleveland Clinic, we get a peek as to what their story entails—worry,...
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Ketamine Works in OCD, Stubborn Depression
SAN FRANCISCO — The anesthetic agent ketamine continues to show tantalizing promise in psychiatric...
Read MorePCPs Make More Money for Hospitals than Specialists
For the first time, primary care physicians (PCPs)–family physicians, general internists, and pediatricians—surpassed specialists in hospital revenue generated, according to a new survey by Merritt Hawkins. This may give PCPs a...
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By the Numbers: High LDL Cholesterol
A CDC report has found that the prevalence of high LDL cholesterol decreased significantly over...
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Aneurysm of Ascending Aorta Repair
Surgical treatment (an ascending aortic replacement) for aneurysmal disease is performed. The...
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Operative Technique of Aortic Valve Replacement
Video provided by: Arie Blitz, MD
Read MoreImproving Sepsis Care in the ED
For patients with severe sepsis and septic shock in the ED, studies have shown that goal-directed therapy is effective. However, many EDs throughout the country have not implemented such protocols. In a recent study, a survey...
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2013 National Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month
Every year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) declares May to be National Asthma...
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2013 Physician Compensation Report: Salaries on the Rise
Nearly 22,000 physicians across 25 specialty areas participated in Medscape’s third physician...
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