Articles

Long-Term Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery

Apr 25, 2013

Australian researchers have found that durable weight loss can be maintained through 15 years...

Assessing Survival in People With Diabetes & Pancreatic Cancer

Apr 25, 2013

Long-term, pre-existing type 2 diabetes appears to increase mortality risk among patients...

Medications Helpful in High-Risk Patients Without Heart Failure

Apr 25, 2013

ACE inhibitors and angiotension II receptor blockers (ARBs) appear to reduce the risk of...

ED Visits in ADHD Patients Using Stimulants

Apr 24, 2013

A report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration indicates that the...

Enhancing Outcomes in COPD Patients Undergoing CABG

Apr 24, 2013

The use of β-blockers appears to be safe and significantly improves survival at mid-term follow-up...

Micropauses Reduce Impact of Surgeon Fatigue

Apr 24, 2013

An experimental study has found that using micropauses—20-second breaks every 20 minutes—appears...

A “July Effect” in Spine Surgery Outcomes?

Apr 24, 2013

The influx of new residents and fellows to teaching hospitals in the month of July appears to have...

Comparing Surgical Approaches in Breast Cancer

Apr 24, 2013

For patients with early stage breast cancer, breast-conserving therapy with radiation appears to...

Yoga Helps Patients Living With AF

Apr 24, 2013

A study involving patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) suggests that yoga...

Vaccination Rates Low for American Adults

Apr 24, 2013

A report from the CDC indicates that vaccination coverage appears to be low among United States...

Diabetes: A Predictor of Severe Osteoarthritis?

Apr 24, 2013

Type 2 diabetes appears to predict the development of severe osteoarthritis, independent of age,...

Hospital Nursing & 30-Day Readmissions

Apr 24, 2013

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...

Time Spent on Unresolved Malpractice Claims

Apr 24, 2013

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...

FDA Approves Diclegis for Pregnant Women Experiencing Nausea and Vomiting

Apr 23, 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Diclegis (doxylamine succinate and pyridoxine...

Pap Smears, Guidelines, & “Churning”

Apr 22, 2013

A friend called me to say that his wife had just received a rather concerning message after a...

Say it Ain’t So, HIPAA!

Apr 19, 2013

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...