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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Author: Janine Anthes
Reducing Bacteremia in Critically Ill Children
The incidence of bacteremia appears to be lower among critically ill children who receive daily...
Read MoreEarly ED Readmissions After Acute Care Discharge
ED visits within 30 days appear to be common after discharge from acute care hospitals, according to an analysis of adults in the United States. Such visits accounted for nearly 40% of post-discharge hospital-based acute care...
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Predicting Cognitive Recovery After Cardiac Surgery
Duke University researchers have found that several factors appear to significantly predict...
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Trends in Inpatient Bariatric Surgery for Adolescents
The rate of inpatient bariatric procedures among adolescents appears to have plateaued since 2003,...
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Long-Term Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery
Australian researchers have found that durable weight loss can be maintained through 15 years...
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Assessing Survival in People With Diabetes & Pancreatic Cancer
Long-term, pre-existing type 2 diabetes appears to increase mortality risk among patients...
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Medications Helpful in High-Risk Patients Without Heart Failure
ACE inhibitors and angiotension II receptor blockers (ARBs) appear to reduce the risk of...
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ED Visits in ADHD Patients Using Stimulants
A report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration indicates that the...
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Enhancing Outcomes in COPD Patients Undergoing CABG
The use of β-blockers appears to be safe and significantly improves survival at mid-term follow-up...
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Micropauses Reduce Impact of Surgeon Fatigue
An experimental study has found that using micropauses—20-second breaks every 20 minutes—appears...
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A “July Effect” in Spine Surgery Outcomes?
The influx of new residents and fellows to teaching hospitals in the month of July appears to have...
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Comparing Surgical Approaches in Breast Cancer
For patients with early stage breast cancer, breast-conserving therapy with radiation appears to...
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Yoga Helps Patients Living With AF
A study involving patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) suggests that yoga...
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Vaccination Rates Low for American Adults
A report from the CDC indicates that vaccination coverage appears to be low among United States...
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Diabetes: A Predictor of Severe Osteoarthritis?
Type 2 diabetes appears to predict the development of severe osteoarthritis, independent of age,...
Read MoreHospital Nursing & 30-Day Readmissions
Improvements in nurses’ work environments and staffing may help prevent readmissions for patients with heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, and pneumonia. A study found that each additional patient per nurse was...
Read MoreTime Spent on Unresolved Malpractice Claims
The average physician in the United States spends nearly 11% of a 40-year career with an unresolved, open malpractice claim, according to a study from American researchers. The authors recommend that malpractice reform efforts...
Read MoreSay it Ain’t So, HIPAA!
Dear HIPAA: I’m sure you get a lot of hate mail, especially from folks in my profession, so when you got this letter from me you probably assumed it was more of the same. Let me reassure you: I am not one of those docs. I do...
Read MoreStaging Melanoma With SLNB
One of the most important prognostic factors in patients with early-stage melanoma is the presence of metastasis to regional nodes. Determining which patients have nodal metastases and who may benefit from resection of involved...
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