by Paige Minemyer | FierceHealth Apr 26, 2017 1:12pm Public health officials have warned that an influenza pandemic could be on the horizon and providers may not be ready to handle the challenges that come with a wide-scale disease outbreak. But [...]
by Ilene MacDonald | FierceHealth Apr 26, 2017 11:48am One of the biggest drivers in hospital spending is the rising number of “superusers,” patients who visit the emergency room or are admitted to a general acute care hospital several times a [...]
by Ilene MacDonald | FierceHealth Apr 26, 2017 10:44am It’s good to be an orthopedic surgeon. The profession leads the list of the highest paid healthcare jobs in 2017, according to new salary data from a leading professional network site. Although [...]
Senate bill to allow OTC hearing aids has bipartisan support by MedPage Today Staff April 24, 2017 Bipartisan legislation to allow manufacturers of so-called "personal sound amplification products" to market them as over-the-counter hearing aids for people with mild to moderate [...]
Warnings for children with medical conditions, breastfeeding moms by Molly Walker Staff Writer, MedPage Today April 20, 2017 Use of both codeine to treat pain and coughs and tramadol to treat pain are now both contraindicated in young children under the [...]
Researchers look to the past for new antibiotics MedpageToday by MedPage Today Staff April 19, 2017 A group of researchers known as the "ancientbiotics team" are turning to the Middle Ages to find new leads for treating infections as more and [...]
Altered gut bacteria may be culprit in middle-age adults • by Jeff Minerd Contributing Writer, MedPage Today April 06, 2017 Long-term antibiotic use in early-to-middle adulthood was linked with increased risk for colorectal adenomas after age 60 in a dose-dependent manner, in [...]
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HEART ATTACK WARNING SIGNS CHEST DISCOMFORT Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain. [...]