Heart Failure & Osteoporotic Fracture Risk
Canadian research suggests that heart failure (HF) appears to be associated with a 30% increase in...
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Assessing Honesty Among Physicians
Researchers in Boston suggest that some patients may not receive complete and accurate information from their physicians. Of nearly 2,000 practicing physicians responding to a survey, the following was reported: About 33% did...
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Adherence to Ovarian Cancer Screening Recommendations
More than 30% of primary care physicians believe ovarian cancer screening recommendations with...
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Top 5 Best & Worst Paid Docs in 2012
According to the Medscape Physician Compensation Report: 2012 Results, physician income declined...
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New Migraine Guidelines Issued
New guidelines released this week by the American Academy of Neurology focus on the preventive...
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Bariatric Surgery for Diabetes: Significant Benefits Observed
In the United States, more than 90% of 25.8 million adults with diabetes have type 2 disease,...
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Improving Cardiac Catheterization
More than 1 million cardiac catheterizations are performed in the United States annually, and...
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Society of Critical Care Medicine’s 2012 Annual Congress
New research was presented at the 2012 Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Critical Care Congress...
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Surgery Associated With New-Onset AF
A Canadian study has found that new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs in about onethird of...
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Examining TAVI With & Without PCI
A small German investigation has found that preprocedural PCI in patients undergoing transcatheter...
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A New Neurostimulation System for Chronic Pain
A neurostimulation system (AdaptiveStim with RestoreSensor, Medtronic) has received FDA approval...
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Comparing Options for Native Coarctation
Results of a national, multisite comparison of surgical, stent, and balloon angioplasty (BA)...
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Advance Directives in High-Risk Surgery
According to a national survey of vascular, neurologic, and cardiothoracic surgeons, almost half...
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Preoperative Aspirin & Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
Preoperative aspirin therapy appears to be associated with a significantly lower risk of major...
Read MoreAneurysm Repair Technology Gains FDA Approval
The FDA has granted 510(k) marketing clearance for an endovascular aneurysm repair system (HeliFX, Aptus Endosystems). The device allows for independent endograft fixation. The helical anchor technology is designed to mimic hand...
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Comparing Transfusion Strategies in High-Risk Hip Surgery
Using a liberal transfusion strategy following hip fracture surgery in elderly patients with high...
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Mobile Devices Up Patient Data-Breach Risk
Data theft and compromise in healthcare are on the rise, and the mobile landscape is further...
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A Multipronged Approach to Improve Hand Hygiene
A multipronged hand hygiene program that includes a multimedia communications campaign, education,...
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Subclinical Hypothyroidism Linked to Preeclampsia
A University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center study indicates that women diagnosed with...
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Assessing Lifetime CVD Risks
Differences in risk-factor burden appear to translate into marked differences in lifetime risk of...
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