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Protecting Older, Vulnerable Patients From the Flu

Dec 19, 2012

People aged 65 and older account for more than 60% of the estimated 226,000 flu-related...

FDA Permits Marketing of Bio-Seal Lung Biopsy Tract Plug System

Dec 19, 2012

Reduces risk of collapsed lung following lung biopsy The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today...

Rotator Cuff Repair: Analyzing Trends

Dec 18, 2012

Arthroscopic and open repair of rotator cuff tears have been established in published research to...

Is Maintenance of Physician Board Certification a Sham?

Dec 17, 2012

Over the last few years, medical specialty boards have begun to compel physicians to maintain board certification by a number of means. This is an extension of recertification requirements that have been in existence since the...

Psychiatric Emergencies: Some People Call It Angst

Dec 14, 2012

Scenes from the Emergency Department… In an emergency setting, providers are frequently...

FDA Approves Raxibacumab to Treat Inhalational Anthrax

Dec 14, 2012

First monoclonal antibody approved using the Animal Efficacy Rule. The U.S. Food and Drug...

FDA Approves Orphan Drug Signifor for Cushing’s Disease

Dec 14, 2012

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Signifor (pasireotide diaspartate) injection...

FDA Approves Iclusig to Treat Two Rare Types of Leukemia

Dec 14, 2012

Drug approved 3 months ahead of schedule The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved...

Gaps in Gestational Hypothyroidism

Dec 13, 2012

In 2011, the American Thyroid Association (ATA) recommended more stringent thyroid stimulation...

Guidelines: Improving Retention & Treatment Adherence in HIV

Dec 13, 2012

Patient adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is one of the most important factors associated...

Counseling Improves Adherence to Lipid-Lowering Therapy

Dec 13, 2012

Counseling patients about heart disease risk factors when prescribing statins appears to improve...

Welcome Guidelines for Managing Rhinosinusitis

Dec 13, 2012

Recent estimates suggest that the direct annual costs of sinusitis are approximately $5.8 billion...

Leading the Fight Against Flu

Dec 13, 2012

In 2009, the H1N1 influenza virus significantly changed the way most healthcare workers in the...

Trends in Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

Dec 12, 2012

Among patients hospitalized with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), about 20% will develop an...

The Emergence of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Dec 12, 2012

Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) involves thickening and progressive immobility of the aortic valve....

The Truth About Lying to Patients

Dec 11, 2012

A recent survey published in Health Affairs found that 20% of nearly 2,000 physician respondents said that “they had not fully disclosed mistakes to patients for fear of being sued” in the past year. When I first heard about...