Metabolic Syndrome, Catheter Ablation, & AF
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasingly being viewed by clinicians as a modern-day epidemic,...
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Author: Janine Anthes
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Welcome Guideline Update
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is one of the most common genetic heart diseases in the United...
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Analyzing Pediatric Return Visits
An average of 698,000 pediatric return visits to the ED within 72 hours occurred each year between...
Read MoreMedicaid Visits Often for Urgent & Serious Symptoms
National study results suggest that the majority of ED visits made by non-elderly Medicaid patients are for urgent or more serious medical issues, a finding that is contrary to the popular belief that such visits in this...
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Delayed ED Care for the Morbidly Obese
The disposition home for morbidly obese patients appears to take significantly longer than that of...
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New Balloon Catheter Hits Market
The FDA has approved a torqueable percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty balloon catheter...
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Reducing Risks for Postoperative Sore Throat
Administering a magnesium lozenge 30 minutes before surgery appears to reduce the incidence and...
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A More Complete Resection of Pancreatic Cancer?
A study conducted on mice has found that fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) appears to lead to...
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Info Lacking When Deciding on Cesarean Section
Researchers in New York have found that candidates for trial of labor after a cesarean (TOLAC) and...
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Unanticipated Events Common in the Operating Room
Unanticipated events appear to be common in the operating room, according to an investigation of...
Read MoreSurvey Says: 86% of Docs’ Income is “Flat or Declining”
A recent survey from the Physician’s Foundation revealed a snapshot of what physicians are thinking in 2012 about the practice of medicine, their career plans, and the current state of the healthcare system. Gathering response...
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Optimizing Chest Pain Diagnoses in the ED
An estimated 8 million people present to EDs in the United States with chest pain each year, 15%...
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Exercise Training May Improve Resistant Hypertension
German research suggests that physical exercise appears to decrease blood pressure (BP) even among...
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A Closer Look at Stroke During Pregnancy
Although stroke risk during pregnancy appears to be low, morbidity and mortality rates are high...
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Analyzing Antipsychotic Therapy in Office-Based Care
Investigators in New York have found that adults appear to make considerably more medical visits...
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Examining the Health Status of Older Americans
A report from the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics has found that Americans...
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Trends in Cardiac Arrest Among the Young
The incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) appears to be higher than previously...
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Bone Mass Predicts Low Back Pain in Men
Researchers in Amsterdam have found that bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD)...
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An Alternative Approach for COPD Screening
A staged COPD screening approach that includes a simple questionnaire and peak flow measurement...
Read MoreMany Docs Not Accepting New Medicaid Patients
Although 96% of office-based physicians accepted new patients in 2011, a study has found that 31% would not accept new Medicaid patients. The investigation also revealed that 17% would not accept new Medicare patients and 18%...
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