“Brazilian butt lift” takes another life
Last year I blogged about a cosmetic surgeon in Florida named Osak Omulepu who had several bad...
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Infectious Disease
Conference Highlights: IAS 2017
On-Demand PrEP Benefits Infrequently Sexually Active MSM Previous studies indicate that men who...
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New Lyme Disease Map Outlines Where Ticks are on the Rise
The forecast map, created by Michael Yabsley, a parasitologist at the University of Georgia, and...
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“Am I dying?” The honest answer.
Matthew O’Reilly is a veteran emergency medical technician on Long Island, New York. In this talk,...
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Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
When medications are ineffective, catheter-based ablation has become a treatment of choice for...
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The Specialists’ Stranglehold on Medicine
Republicans are trying to cut health care spending. But hacking away at Medicaid, weakening...
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Patients in Health Care Facilities at Risk for Legionnaires’ Disease
A new CDC analysis finds that among the 21 U.S. jurisdictions studied, 76 percent reported health...
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Anxious People Worry About Risk, Not Loss
Life is a series of choices. Every time you make a decision, there is a possibility that things...
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Increasing Susceptibility of Staphylococcus Aureus in the United States
Findings from a study that looked at susceptibility trends of Staphylococcus aureus in U.S....
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TweetChat: Defensive Medicine, Associated Costs & How to Avoid Both
Join us Wednesday, July 12 at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT for a live, interactive tweetchat with Jeff...
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Conference Highlights: ASM Microbe 2017
The Veterans Aging Cohort Study, Alcohol Use, & HIV The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS)...
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Nearly 60 Percent of Seniors Use Cell Phones While Driving
The distracted driving habits of young drivers have received a lot of media attention, with...
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Physicians Practice: 7 Ways to Maximizing Revenue Cycle Management
The author of this article is Alex Tate, who is a health information technology expert dedicated...
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Nonadherence to medications: Who’s to blame?
No foundations or patient advocate groups are promoting awareness of nonadherence. There are no...
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Traditional Tort Reform Won’t Reduce Healthcare Costs
Tucked into President Trump’s 2018 budget are several provisions to tackle medical malpractice...
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Tuberculosis Vaccine Passes Important Milestone
Investigators at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine announced that two new studies of...
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TweetChat: A Look at the Drivers of Increasing Healthcare Costs
Join us Wednesday, June 21 at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT for a live, interactive tweetchat with Linda...
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MACRA: 5 Tips to Protect Your Practice’s Reputation
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) is bringing a lot of change to...
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The Sound of Safety: Preferences and Perceptions of Music in the Operating Room
Studies have shown that playing music in the operating room (OR) while performing surgery can...
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First Study Shows Tie Between Probiotic and Improved Symptoms of Depression
Probiotics may relieve symptoms of depression, as well as help gastrointestinal upset, research...
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