Richard Smith, a former editor of the British Medical Journal, wrote a thoughtful essay offering guidance for new medical students. (Full text here.) Although it was published in 2003, someone just brought it to my attention via...
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The incidence of HIV in the United States has remained stable over the last 15 years, while the...
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According to published studies, pain is the most common reason for seeking care in the ED,...
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When patients are facing a cancer diagnosis, they often need help understanding their treatment...
Read MoreAmerican research suggests that diabetes duration appears to be independently associated with ischemic stroke after adjusting for risk factors. Among study participants with diabetes, the risk for stroke increased 3% each year...
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The American Heart Association has released an executive summary on heart disease and stroke...
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An investigation of patients with diabetes who were hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction...
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According to CDC research conducted between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of adults whose...
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Admission for sepsis through the ED, when compared with direct admission to the hospital, appears...
Read MoreIn patients with ischemic stroke, initial hyperlactatemia appears to be an independent risk factor for poor outcomes, according to South Korean investigators. In a retrospective analysis involving 292 patients with ischemic...
Read MoreA study from the CDC suggests that a nationwide community-based lifestyle intervention program for preventing type 2 diabetes would appear to be an efficient use of healthcare resources. However, such a program may require...
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If you wonder why hospitals are under fire for outrageous and often baffling accounting practices,...
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Among postmenopausal women, baseline triglycerides, very low-density lipoprotein size, and...
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About 80,000 lower-extremity amputations (LEAs) are performed each year on patients with diabetes...
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) appears to be significantly associated with a 35% increased risk for...
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According to CDC research conducted between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of adults whose...
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In the United States, diabetes affects 25.8 million people, for whom the costs of care exceed $100...
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Among Medicare recipients, PCI is one of the most commonly performed cardiac procedures in the...
Read MoreMost ED professionals who use the Emergency Severity Index (ESI)—a five-level ED triage algorithm designed to help sort patients in the emergency room—appear to be satisfied with using the tool, according to findings from a...
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