More & More Nurses

Oct 13, 2014

Growth in the nursing workforce between 2000 and 2008 to 2010 outpaced the growth of the United...

Assessing Meditation Programs

Oct 13, 2014

Meditation programs involve learning skills about self-awareness of the mind and body. The various...

Managing UTIs in Older Women

Oct 13, 2014

Recent estimates show that urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial...

Anesthesia vs. Surgery: Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Oct 13, 2014

A surgeon did an operation under local anesthesia with sedation in a very anxious, elderly...

A Conservative Approach to Lymph Node Removal

Oct 13, 2014

Until recently, guidelines recommended complete axillary node dissection in women with breast...

A Closer Look at Medicare’s Doctor Payment Data

Oct 13, 2014

Journalists have had a good time with the Medicare data on payments to doctors. The most recent exposé is headlined “Taxpayers face big Medicare tab for unusual doctor billings” by the Wall Street Journal. Because of...

An Update on Fibromuscular Dysplasia

Oct 12, 2014

Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) has been defined as a non-atherosclerotic, non-inflammatory vascular...

Analyzing Why Patients Seek ED Care

Oct 11, 2014

According to CDC data, the number of annual visits to EDs across the United States has steadily...

IDWeek 2014: Reducing Rates of Antibiotic-Resistant Pneumonia

Oct 10, 2014

The Particulars: The United States government’s Healthy People 2020 initiative set a goal of...

IDWeek 2014: The Effect of Face-to-Face Networking on HIV Testing

Oct 10, 2014

The Particulars: The effects of traditional HIV testing and referral programs can be limited...

IDWeek 2014: Antibiotic Stewardship Benefits Children

Oct 10, 2014

The Particulars: Studies show that antibiotic stewardship programs can help reduce inappropriate...

IDWeek 2014: HIV Pharmacist Reconciliation & ART Prescription Errors

Oct 10, 2014

The Particulars: Previous research has shown that antiretroviral therapy (ART) prescribing errors...

IDWeek 2014: Antimicrobial Stewardship Through Social Media

Oct 10, 2014

The Particulars: Disseminating education and tools to help guide clinical decisions surrounding...

Ruptures and Redo’s

Oct 9, 2014

Today was hernia day in the office. That wasn’t the intent; it was just the way the referrals came...

I’m Thirsty. What Should I Drink?

Oct 6, 2014

Let’s look at a few choices. Diet soda? There have always been questions about the possible negative effects of diet soda and sugar substitutes. A paper, “Artificial sweeteners induce glucose intolerance by altering...