Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Annual Scientific Symposium
The 22nd Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics, or TCT, Annual Scientific Symposium was held...
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Author: Janine Anthes
Conference Highlights: ICAAC Annual Meeting
The 50th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, or ICAAC, held its 2010 annual meeting from September 12 to 15 in Boston. Among the news emerging from the meeting was the risk of invasive aspergillosis...
Read MoreHospitals Attract Doctors From Private Practice
A recent report by the American Medical Association on data from 2009 found that 1 in 6 doctors works for a hospital—and the number is rapidly increasing. According to the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA),...
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Raising Awareness on Breakthrough Cancer Pain
Pain is one of the most common but misunderstood and feared symptoms of cancer. According to...
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Success in Recruiting Pediatric Specialists
Hospitals and healthcare systems have continued to struggle with recruiting and retaining top...
Read MoreHouse Passes 9/11 Healthcare Bill
In a 268 to 160 vote, the House of Representatives approved a $7 billion health bill for first responders and residents of New York City who fell ill due to breathing toxic fumes, dust, and smoke at ground zero after the World...
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Laparoscopy: Surgeons Suffer Occupational Injuries
Compared to open surgical techniques, there is no doubt that laparoscopy provides patients with...
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CRC Surveillance in Patients With IBD
Certain patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s...
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Laparoscopy: Patients Benefit, But Do Surgeons Suffer?
When compared with open surgical techniques, the benefits of minimally invasive surgery have been...
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Joint Pain Unresolved with Glucosamine and Chondroitin
Over the past 10 years, general practitioners and rheumatologists have commonly prescribed...
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Laparoscopy: Patients Benefit, But Do Surgeons Suffer?
While patients often reap the benefits of laparoscopic procedures, the surgeons who perform these...
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Updated Practice Guidelines for Ovarian Cancer
A major challenge in treating ovarian cancer is that by the time most patients are diagnosed with...
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Analyzing Poor Medication Adherence After MI
Approximately, 1.5 million cases of myocardial infarction (MI) occur each year. An estimated 5% to...
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Doctors Rationalize Accepting Industry Gifts
Have you ever accepted a free pen, dinner, or trip from a pharmaceutical company in “reward” for...
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New Superbug Surfaces in Three States
An alarming new adaptable gene that can turn several common germs and types of bacteria into...
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Rapid Desensitization for Chemotherapy Allergies
Chemotherapy in the 21st century is only now beginning to evolve from its early, traumatic...
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Managing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Catheter-associated bacteriuria, the most common healthcare-associated infection, results from the...
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Improved Communication Benefits Surgical ICUs
In complex environments like surgical ICUs, integrated team performance and effective...
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Smoking Rates at a Standstill
Smoking rates in the United States continue to stay at about 1 in 5 adults, according to health...
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How Operative Duration Affects Clinical Outcomes
Infectious complications, particularly surgical site infections (SSIs), are well documented to...
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