A 2,000 calorie bacon cheese burger vs 360 calorie soup by MedPage Today Staff November 06, 2017 Ordering off of a menu that displays calorie counts may encourage healthier choices, ScienceDaily reported. According to a new meta-analysis of over 200 studies, [...]
Experts: growing virus in the humble breakfast staple hampers efficacy by Helen Branswell, STAT News November 07, 2017 People grumble a lot about the shortcomings of the flu vaccine, which some years offers less protection than expected. (Warning: This year may [...]
Milton Packer thinks you should know how the system works • by Milton Packer MD November 08, 2017 Several months ago, I was invited to give a presentation about heart failure to a group of physicians who meet every month for a [...]
by Stephen J. Heaney WItherspoon Institute The healthcare professions are rightly devoted to the restoration and maintenance of health. Deliberately delivering death is in direct opposition to these goals. For the sake of their profession and those whom they serve, healthcare [...]
By Alice Park November 4, 2017 TIME Health It sounds more like science fiction than real world science, but researchers at Stanford University announced the first results of a novel study in which they infused blood from young donors into a [...]
Milton Packer wonders if people suffer and die because it is cost effective • by Milton Packer MD November 01, 2017 On September 17, 2017 The New York Times and ProPublica collaborated on an interesting story. You may have missed it. As [...]
Thin fiber makes an ultra-sensitive microphone in the lab by Megan Thielking, STAT News October 31, 2017 Hearing aids could one day get an upgrade with help from a spooky source: spiders spinning super-fine silk. Humans hear through their eardrums, which [...]
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 [...]