Author: Janine Anthes

EHR usability issues contribute to 36 percent of med errors; 18.8 percent may have caused harm

Treatment resulted in lower HF hospitalization rate in patients with, without atherosclerosis

Second study shows no significant results for vitamin D supplementation versus placebo

Summative limb strength score decreased from initial examination to last follow-up with fluoxetine

Guidelines provide information on types, amounts of exercise for different population groups

Deaths include 163 confirmed Ebola cases, 35 probable cases

Program combined with easy-to-read advance directive more effective than advance directive alone

Patients with cardiogenic shock have increased mortality in hospital, at 60 days and five years

Ischemic events reduced among patients with elevated triglycerides despite taking statins

Recommendation applies to all adults, including pregnant women; insufficient evidence for teens

Under Medicare Advantage, a health-related reason will be needed to qualify; costs will vary

In addition to health care factors, issues outside of treatment may affect cancer death rates

None of four biomarkers indicating injury or inflammation were significantly affected by curcumin

Poll finds that few women report talking to their physician about urinary leakage

Algorithm provided clinically acceptable accuracy in predicting myopia development by 18 years

These areas often overlap with regions of prevalent nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease

Guidelines emphasize that treatment decisions should be based on evidence, patient’s care goals

ThyroSeq v3 has 94 percent sensitivity, 82 percent specificity for Bethesda III and IV nodules