$750 Billion Wasted by Healthcare System in 2009
About 30% of health spending in 2009 — roughly $750 billion – was wasted on unnecessary...
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COPD in Patients Hospitalized With AMI
The gap in medical care between patients with and without COPD who are hospitalized with acute...
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Pain Variability in Advanced Stage Cancer
A team of investigators has found that pain intensity appears to be highly variable in patients...
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Long-Term PCI Outcomes in Younger Adults
Italian investigators have found that both long- and short-term results in patients aged 40 and...
Read MoreThe Future of Healthcare: Views of Young Physicians
The Physicians Foundation has released a report that explores attitudes and opinions about the future of the healthcare system among American physicians aged 40 and younger. Available at www.physiciansfoundation.org, the report...
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OSA Often Undiagnosed in Patients With Diabetes
Primary care providers appear to under-diagnose obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with...
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Addressing Cardiovascular Risks in Thyroid Disorders
Disorders of the thyroid gland usually involve the failure to produce enough thyroid hormone...
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Performance Measures for CAD & Hypertension
During the past decade, there has been increased awareness of the need to improve the quality of...
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Avenue L Lateral Lumbar Cage System Receives FDA Clearance
LDR, a privately held medical device company offering innovative spinal implants for both...
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FDA Approves Orphan Drug for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Bosulif (bosutinib) to treat chronic...
Read MoreA Simple Mistake?
If you pay attention at all to news about medicine, you must have heard about the tragic death of a 12-year-old boy who was seen and discharged from the emergency department of the prestigious New York University Medical Center....
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FDA Approves Enzalutamide for a Type of Late-Stage Prostate Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Xtandi (enzalutamide) to treat men with...
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FDA Approves Linzess to Treat Certain Cases of IBS and Constipation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Linzess (linaclotide) to treat chronic...
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Zynex Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for InWave Medical Device
Zynex, Inc, a provider and developer of non-invasive medical devices for electrotherapy, stroke...
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Asthma: Prevalence, Healthcare Use, & Mortality
Data from 2001 to 2010 indicate that the prevalence of asthma in the United States appears to have...
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Web-Based Intervention Gets Women Moving
A team of American researchers has found that a 12-week, web-based physical activity (PA)...
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20-Year Hospitalization Trends for Stroke
The rate of hospitalizations for stroke per 10,000 population increased from 32.4 in 1989 to 34.9...
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Benefits of Adjunctive Acupuncture for COPD
Results of a small, 12-week study indicate that acupuncture appears to be a useful adjunctive...
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Analyzing Distress Screening in Cancer Care
The utility of distress screening appears to vary among cancer clinicians, according to findings...
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Type of Atrial Fibrillation Matters in Post-AMI Treatment
Permanent atrial fibrillation (AF) appears to be the only form of AF that independently predicts...
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