Articles

Characterizing Inpatient Severe Sepsis Mortality

Jan 4, 2013

Data from general acute care hospitals in California suggest that patient demographics and health...

Discontinuing PSA Screening: Perspectives From PCPs

Jan 3, 2013

Age and life expectancy appear to be considered often by primary care providers (PCPs) when...

Pertussis Hospitalization Risk by Age

Jan 3, 2013

Patients aged 65 or older appear to be more likely to be hospitalized for pertussis than adults...

Alternative Markers of Hyperglycemia & Diabetes Risk

Jan 3, 2013

Fructosamine, glycated albumin, and 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) appear to be associated with the...

Statin Non-Adherence & Treatment Intensification

Jan 3, 2013

A review of more than 125,000 patients on stable statin therapy suggests that nearly half (44%) of...

CHD Risks High in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis

Jan 3, 2013

The prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) appears to be higher in patients with systemic...

Migraine Prevalence, Celiac Disease, & IBD

Jan 3, 2013

When compared with healthy controls, patients with celiac disease, gluten sensitivity (GS), and...

Cardiovascular Mortality in OSA Among the Elderly

Jan 3, 2013

Severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) that is not treated with continuous positive airway pressure...

Health Insurance Coverage & Diabetes Status

Jan 3, 2013

About 2 million adults under age 65 with diabetes had no health insurance in 2009, according to a...

Patient Satisfaction Surveys Are Bogus

Jan 2, 2013

Patient satisfaction surveys are flawed in many ways. Here are just a few: 1. Sampling is a huge problem. A description of why sampling is an issue can be found here. It’s a bit complex. To summarize, the validity of a survey is...

FDA Approves Fulyzaq, First Anti-Diarrheal Drug for HIV/AIDS Patients

Dec 31, 2012

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Fulyzaq (crofelemer) to relieve symptoms of...

FDA Approves Sirturo for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

Dec 31, 2012

First drug to treat multi-drug resistant tuberculosis On Dec. 28, the U.S. Food and Drug...

Exercise Testing After PCI

Dec 28, 2012

Recurrent ischemia and cardiac events are common after PCI and CABG, signifying that coronary...

FDA Approves Eliquis Anti-Clotting Drug

Dec 28, 2012

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the anti-clotting drug Eliquis (apixaban), an...

Disparities Persist for Rural Cancer Survivors

Dec 27, 2012

An analysis from Wake Forest University suggests that cancer survivors living in rural areas of...

Examining Serious Cardiac Arrhythmias After Stroke

Dec 27, 2012

A German study team has found that significant cardiac arrhythmias following an acute...

Enhancing Consultations in the ED

Dec 26, 2012

In EDs nationwide, consultations between emergency physicians (EPs) and other doctors or specialists for advice or intervention regarding patient care occur on a daily basis. Emergency medicine (EM) consultation is an important...