A Novel Approach to Reporting Surgery Outcomes
An evaluation of reliability adjustment—a novel technique designed to quantify and remove...
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Trends in Anesthesia Use During Gastroenterology Procedures
In the United States, use of anesthesia during gastrointestinal endoscopies and colonoscopies...
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Comparing Appendectomy Methods
Researchers in Tennessee have found that early appendectomy for children with perforated...
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Obesity Among Adolescents
Findings from the CDC’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey suggest that nearly one...
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New Guidelines on Osteoporosis in Men
This week, the Endocrine Society issued guidelines on managing osteoporosis in men. Published in...
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Opioid Prescription Low Among Elderly Patients With Cancer
The proportion of patients older than age 65 with cancer who have an opioid prescription appears...
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New Guidelines for Assessing Adiposity
The rate of obesity in the United States has reached the epidemic level despite efforts by...
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Keys to Transradial Access for Percutaneous Revascularization
Although the adoption of radial coronary angiography and radial PCI in the United States lags...
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High Variation in Colon Cancer Treatment
According to MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers, colon cancer treatment appears to vary...
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A Cost-Effective Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
An antimicrobial stewardship program implemented at the University of Maryland Medical Center that...
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Glucose Intensification in Diabetes & AMI
An investigation of patients with diabetes who were hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction...
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Heart Rhythm 2012
Examining Criteria for ICD Primary Prevention Therapy The Particulars: Studies have suggested that...
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Introducing Geriatric Care by Design
The American Medical Association has released a new publication, Geriatric Care by Design. The...
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Text Reminders Deemed Helpful in Battling HIV
A meta-analysis of two trials indicates that weekly medication reminders sent via mobile phone...
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A New Alzheimer Disease Biomarker?
Visinin-like protein-1 (VILIP-1) and VILIP-1/ Aβ42—potential cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) markers of...
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Diabetes Duration Tied to Ischemic Stroke Risk
American research suggests that diabetes duration appears to be independently associated with...
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An Error Occurred. Suspend All Surgery in the U.S.?
Here is an extreme “system error” type of response to an event that seems to have been a human...
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68% of Physicians Unsatisfied with Affordable Care Act
A recent survey from staffing company Jackson Healthcare found that 68% of physicians gave the...
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Calculating Risks for CVD
In guidelines on primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the Framingham coronary heart...
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Calculating Risk for CVD
In guidelines on primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the Framingham coronary heart...
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