Reducing Readmissions in COPD
Throughout the United States, more patients are being diagnosed with and treated for COPD than...
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Managing AF: A Look at Treating Specialty
About 2.3 million Americans are affected by atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter (AF), a...
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Using Readbacks to Enhance Patient Safety
Normal readback orders have been recommended as a patient safety initiative for physicians,...
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Optimizing Pre-Op Assessments of Geriatric Surgical Patients
The percentage of Americans aged 65 and older is projected to more than double between 2010 and...
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Live Longer in the North
The figure below shows state-specific healthy life expectancy in years at age 65, by sex, in the...
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Examining an Innovative Treatment for BPH
Globally, more than 110 million men suffer from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a condition...
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Heart Disease Awareness Among Women
In 1997, a national survey commissioned by the American Heart Association (AHA) documented that...
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Greenlight HPS – Prostate After Brachytherapy
The video presents a greenlight HPS photoselective vaporization of the prostate after...
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Progress Elusive for New Antibiotics
There has been a desperate need for new antibiotics to treat infections caused by...
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Antibiotic Safety
Antibiotics can have side effects, including allergic reactions and a potentially deadly diarrhea...
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Enhancing QOL During Radiotherapy for Advanced Cancer
Cancer patients often experience a reduction in quality of life (QOL) during and after cancer...
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Examining a Protocol for Transfusing Plasma to Severely Injured Patients
Patients with a trauma-induced coagulopathy account for more than half of hemorrhagic deaths in...
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Assessing Arthritis in People With Diabetes
Arthritis is the most common cause of disability in the United States and is a barrier to physical...
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Taking Aim at Physician Impairment
When a critical event occurs in professions other than medicine, detailed investigations are...
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Career Plans Among Internal Medicine Residents
General internists are expected to play a pivotal role in providing healthcare as the population...
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Avoiding Pitfalls in Physician Employment Contracts
Faced with declining reimbursement, added expenses from implementing new technologies, and...
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Reducing Readmissions in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
In the United States, community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of morbidity and...
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Hospital Admission Risk Factors for Older HF Patients
The number of older people with heart failure (HF) has increased considerably over the past 20...
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