Residents, Attendings, & ED Resource Use
Research suggests that it costs more to provide care at academic medical centers in the United...
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Author: Janine Anthes
The Demand for Emergency Care
The CDC’s most recent National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey revealed that EDs in the...
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Bariatric Surgery & Urinary Incontinence
American investigators suggest that bariatric surgery appears to substantially reduce urinary...
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Lymph Node Removal & Survival After Gastrectomy
Study results suggest that the number of lymph nodes removed during gastrectomy for adenocarcinoma...
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Night Shift Work Affects Surgeon’s Biological Rhythm
Dutch research indicates that working night shifts appears to affect surgeon’s circadian rhythm....
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Trends in Preoperative Testing
Following the release of professional guidance from the American College of Cardiology, the...
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HPV Vaccination & Sexual Orientation
Study investigators suggest that adolescent and young adult lesbians appear to be less likely to...
Read MoreA New Screening Tool for Drug Use
A screening instrument for drug use that uses only two questions appears to have excellent statistical properties for screening for drug use, according to a study. The screening tool asks patients about days of drug use (other...
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Mortality, Hospitalization, & Expenditures in Medicare Patients
Research from Yale and Harvard indicates that all-cause mortality and hospitalization rates, as...
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Guidelines: Perioperative Care in Non-Cardiac Surgery
In 2014, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) released an...
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Why Residents Leave Surgery Training
Over the past decade, surgery residency programs have adopted structural changes to improve...
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Kidney Stone Guidelines
Nephrolithiasis—a condition more commonly known as kidney stones—occurs in about 13% of men and 7%...
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Virtual Reality for Pain Management – Video
Psychologist Ted Jones discusses the benefits of using virtual reality to treat pain and explains...
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A Mobile Diabetes Intervention
Evidence is lacking on interventions that are implemented to meet the needs of older adults with...
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Aerobic Exercise Benefits Patients With Asthma
Aerobic training for 12 weeks appears to reduce bronchial hyper-responsiveness and serum...
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Diagnosing & Differentiating Obstructive Airway Diseases
Airway resistance and specific airway conductance appear to be significant factors contributing to...
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Brain Changes in COPD Patients
European research indicates that patients with COPD appear to demonstrate gray matter decreases in...
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Comparing Asthma Monitoring Strategies
A comparison of three strategies for monitoring childhood asthma suggests that the change from...
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Understanding Unintentional Opioid Overdose Injury
Among opioid users, unintentional overdose injury appears to be related to the prescribed opioid’s...
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The Cost of Pediatric Pain Conditions
Healthcare expenditures for pediatric pain-related conditions exert a considerable economic burden...
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