In the developing world, broader strategies are needed for health by MedPage Today Staff October 20, 2017 Efforts to combat rising obesity rates in the developing world may be aided by taxing sugary drinks, but taxes alone aren't enough, according to [...]
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis had a 47% increased risk of hospitalization for COPD by Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today October 19, 2017 Action Points • Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a significantly elevated risk of being hospitalized for [...]
Drug combo provided faster, sustained pain relief in more patients by Kristin Jenkins, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today October 19, 2017 Action Points • Note that this single-center randomized trial found that IV prochlorperazine + diphenhydramine was superior to IV hydromorphone for [...]
Disorders may share pathophysiologic mechanisms by Jeff Minerd, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today October 18, 2017 Action Points • Note that this genome-wide association study found a cluster of genetic traits associated with a "weight-gaining" depression phenotype. • This is a less-common [...]
Written by Ayla Ellison |Becker's Hospital Review - October 18, 2017 A 54-year-old personal trainer was arrested in Fort Worth, Texas, Oct. 12, and charged with engaging in a scheme to defraud insurance companies by submitting more than $25 million in false [...]
The healthcare provider is set to launch its own pharmacy benefits unit by MedPage Today Staff October 18, 2017 After years of speculation, Anthem, Inc. has finally pulled the plug on its partnership with pharmacy benefits management system Express Scripts Holding [...]
As biking and bike-share programs become popular, some trauma-center doctors are seeing more injuries related to cycling By Lucette Lagnado – Wall Street Journal Updated Oct. 11, 2017 11:48 a.m. ET As bike-share programs get new riders on the road and [...]
Disadvantage with non-variceal hemorrhage, lack of weekend rounder by Alexandria Bachert MPH, Staff Writer, MedPage Today October 18, 2017 Action Points • Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be [...]
Men more likely than women to have condition... until age 60 by Matt Wynn, Staff Writer, MedPage Today October 18, 2017 This article is a collaboration between MedPage Today® and: the American Heart Association A new data brief from the National [...]
Prevalence grew in hospitalized stroke patients each year by Kristin Jenkins, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today October 11, 2017 This article is a collaboration between MedPage Today® and: the American Heart Association Action Points • Note that this analysis of the National Inpatient [...]