Apr 27, 2017

Several years ago, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) published an expert consensus statement on best practices in the cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) to prov...

Mar 31, 2017

In recent years, clinicians have seen an uptick in viruses like HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) being transmitted through the sharing of needles and other drug paraphernalia. Another infectious compl...

Mar 29, 2017

With more Americans owning mobile devices than ever before and increasingly using them for health purposes, there are new opportunities to deliver health information to hard-to-reach or underserved po...

Mar 21, 2017

New research was presented at ACC 2017, the American College of Cardiology's Scientific Sessions, from March 10th to the 12th in Orlando. The features below highlight some of the studies presented at ...

Mar 16, 2017

Recent research indicates that a surgeon’s expertise and case volume has a substantial effect on the outcomes of various surgeries, including thyroid operations. With advances in surgery, the numbe...

Mar 15, 2017

About 5% to 10% of women diagnosed with breast cancer present with stage IV disease and have an intact primary breast tumor. While on the surface this figure appears to account for a small portion of...

Mar 14, 2017

Medical malpractice continues to be a significant issue for physicians from all walks throughout the United States, and there are long-standing concerns about those who are claim-prone and complaint-p...

Mar 10, 2017

Research has shown that urinary catheter-associated urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common healthcare–associated infections both in the United States and throughout the world. Stu...

Mar 08, 2017

The following originally appeared at ZDoggMD.com. At last, it’s Against Medical Advice… …the show for the rest of us on the front lines of healthcare. We’re coming straight outta Studio Z ...

Mar 06, 2017

Previous research has shown that the issue of burnout in medical training is a significant problem throughout the United States. “Recent data show that many medical students in the U.S. meet criter...

Mar 02, 2017

Despite warnings from experts, the overuse of antibiotics continues to be a leading cause of the development of drug-resistant superbugs. Previous research has suggested that many people throughout t...

Feb 28, 2017

Clinical studies have shown that patient- and hospital-level factors often play a significant role in surgical outcomes, particularly mortality, for both general surgeries and vascular surgical proced...

Feb 28, 2017

The following was pulled from PW partner ZDoggMD at http://zdoggmd.com/vegetables.  "What public health really needs is a 90’s-style gangsta rap about…vegetables. At least, that was th...

Feb 17, 2017

According to published data, severe obesity affects about 4.5 million children and adolescents in the United States, and another 22 million are classified as being overweight. With few effective trea...

Feb 16, 2017

Research suggests that physicians who manage patients with advanced cancer often struggle with whether and how best to convey sensitive information about prognoses to these individuals for many reason...

Feb 08, 2017

Previous studies have suggested that the incidence of acute PE is higher in women than men among those aged 55 and younger, but research is still lacking with regard to patient outcomes gender dispari...

Feb 03, 2017

About 500,000 Americans aged 65 and older will have a high-risk operation, such as heart bypass or major cancer surgery, each year. “Many patients will benefit from these procedures, but they car...

Feb 01, 2017

A study of over 890,000 Medicare beneficiaries shows that states with malpractice environments unfavorable to physicians do not see improved postoperative outcomes for 11 different types of mostly ele...

Feb 01, 2017

According to previous research, resident physicians experience higher rates of depression than the general public. Beyond the effects of depression on the individual, resident depression has also bee...

Jan 31, 2017

Essential tremor (ET) is the most common movement disorder in the United States, afflicting an estimated 10 million Americans. “Although the condition does not shorten life expectancy, ET can have ...