Younger, newer doctors tend to run up a higher healthcare tab for their patients than their more established colleagues, according to a new study published in the November 2012 issue of Health Affairs. A study, sponsored by RAND...
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Vomiting appears to be an early predictor of poor outcome in stroke patients, according to...
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The CDC has found that nearly 90% of adults in the United States with uncontrolled hypertension...
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Results from a survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration estimate...
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Systematically increasing the duration of resuscitation in patients with cardiac arrest may...
Read MoreA report from the Institute of Medicine, available at www.iom.edu, identifies several tools that should reduce complexity of care as well as costs for the nation’s healthcare system. The report discusses computing power,...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today the approval of Flucelvax, the first...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the HeartWare Ventricular Assist System, a...
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Depending on a patient’s comorbidities and history of prior cerebrovascular events, the rate of...
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Hospital-based EDs are increasingly overburdened throughout the United States, resulting in a...
Read MoreI recently wrote about my plan to reduce hospital readmissions. Now I will discuss the problem of reducing length of stay. The recent hurricane in New York City and the closures of some hospitals requiring the transfer of a...
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The prevalence of unrecognized myocardial infarction (MI) by cardiac MRI appears to be higher than...
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Any degree of measurable albuminuria appears to bear significant cardiovascular risk among...
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At values well within the normal range, white blood cell (WBC) count appears to be an independent...
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The United States Preventive Services Task Force has release a recommendation statement on...
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Among elderly patients, cytomegalovirus (CMV) appears to be significantly associated with various...
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[sam id=”4″ codes=”true”]In recent years, more pharmacologic agents and...
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PRESS RELEASE FROM THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION: Adults age 65 and older are more likely to...
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Belgian Device Being Marketed in E.U., Still Awaiting U.S. Approval. The multilayer stent system...
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Vascular specialists are heralding a variety of advances in the treatment of pulmonary embolism...
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