Report Highlights National Trends in Heart Disease Treatments
Data show registries are advancing effectiveness and safety of patient care. Over 93 percent of...
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Hospital Medicine
Women’s Cognitive Decline Begins Earlier Than Previously Believed
Mental sharpness in women begins to decline as early as their 50s. UCLA researchers followed a...
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Increasing Calcium Intake Unlikely to Boost Bone Health or Prevent Fractures
Diet or supplements should not be recommended for fracture prevention. Increasing calcium intake...
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Personalized Treatment for Those in Blood Pressure ‘Gray Zone’
Using heart CT scans can help personalize treatment in patients whose blood pressure is just above...
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Opioid Treatment Programs & Older Adults
Few studies have examined substance use among older adults, especially among those who need...
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Dangerous Superbug Spreading in US Hospitals
Bacteria may be spreading more stealthily than existing surveillance can detect. Researchers from...
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Antimicrobial Sutures Can Prevent Surgical Site Infections and Save Money
New analyses of the published clinical studies indicate that antimicrobial sutures are effective...
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Recent Trends in Triglycerides
Studies have shown that elevated triglyceride levels can increase risks for cardiovascular disease...
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Chronic Pain & Mental Health
According to published research, chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions account for four of the...
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Infographic: Best & Worst Cities for an Active Lifestyle
With “lose weight and get fit” being both the most popular and most commonly broken New Year’s...
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Single fecal transplant no more effective than standard of care
This is the first study of its kind to compare fecal transplant to the current standard of care...
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CDC: 2016-2017 Flu Activity Now Widespread in 8 States
Influenza activity increased in the United States from Dec. 18 to Dec. 24 with eight states and...
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Initial Opioid Use & Long-Term Risks
As opioid prescribing has increased over the past two decades, the United States healthcare system...
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Post-Op Complications Measurements Differ, Mayo Clinic Study Finds
How do medical professionals determine whether or not a patient has experienced a post-operative...
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Oral vaccine against Salmonella developed
A vaccine against salmonella poisoning, designed to be taken by mouth, has now been developed by...
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Knee Osteoarthritis: Guidelines for Surgery
According to current estimates, 27 million adults in the United States—or more than 10% of the...
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Who Has Grit? Cutting Resident Attrition Rates
What is grit? In an article in The Guardian, Angela Duckworth, a psychologist often called the...
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CDC 2016 Rundown of Health Threats, New and Old
The health threats of 2016 came in all sizes, ranging from drug-resistant superbugs to...
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Physician’s Weekly, LLC, Announces Partnership to Create First-Ever Facebook CME/CE
Basking Ridge, NJ; (November 13, 2016) – Physician’s Weekly announces the launch of the first-ever...
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Conference Highlights: WISC 2016
Assessing Asthma Exacerbation Susceptibility Previous research indicates that 50% of patients with...
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