Men had longer hospital stays, greater mortality by Salynn Boyles, Contributing Writer October 31, 2017 Action Points • Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary [...]
Roy Benaroch, MD, calls for a more cautious approach by Roy Benaroch MD October 31, 2017 When a drug is especially dangerous or even potentially dangerous, the FDA requires manufacturers to put a black box warning on the product insert. A [...]
Chicago hospital pilots program to speed emergency department triage by Ryan Basen, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today October 31, 2017 WASHINGTON -- Patients facilitated into a pilot emergency department program meant to speed triage received care nearly twice as fast as other [...]
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR OCT. 31, 2017 NYTIMES People who carry the stomach bacteria known as Helicobacter pylori are at increased risk for ulcers and stomach cancer. But even when antibiotic treatment has eliminated the bacterium, stomach cancer may still arise. A [...]
By JANE E. BRODY OCT. 30, 2017 NYTIMES After two hourlong sessions focused first on body awareness and then on movement retraining at the Feldenkrais Institute of New York, I understood what it meant to experience an incredible lightness of being. [...]
By RONI CARYN RABIN OCT. 26, 2017 NYTIMES Can you be fit and healthy, even if you’re overweight? And will working out, despite the extra pounds, reduce your risk of a heart attack? The idea that you can be “fat but [...]