Walking Speed Predicts Blood Pressure Risks in the Elderly
Walking speed appears to be a simple measure for identifying elderly patients most at risk for...
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Author: Janine Anthes
In-Hospital Mortality Down for Cardiac Arrests
The rate for in-hospital mortality appears to have decreased by 11.8% between 2001 and 2009 for...
Read MorePhysician-Authored Book Addresses Transparency in Healthcare
PRESS RELEASE: In Unaccountable, Dr. Makary argues that patients blindly walk into a marketplace they can’t study or evaluate. Readers will learn the shocking truth about the Wild West of modern medicine, including its...
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Masimo Oximeters and Neonatal Sensors Receive FDA 510(k) Clearance for Use in Newborn Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease
Masimo announced today that it has received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for Masimo Signal Extraction...
Read MoreNPs Practicing Independently? AAFP Says No
The idea of advanced practice nurses directing primary care practices on their own without a physician on staff has been a hot topic of discussion lately among the healthcare and public policy communities. The rationale behind...
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New Vascular Plug Reroutes Blood Flow
A new vascular plug (Amplatzer Vascular Plug 4, St. Jude Medical, Inc.) for use in transcatheter...
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Repeat Incontinence Surgeries: Comparing Methods
Results of a population-based analysis of women aged 18 to 64 who underwent one or more stress...
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Surgery Beneficial for Benign Meningiomas
For patients with benign intracranial meningiomas, single-fraction stereotactic radiosurgery...
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The Impact of Early Readmission After CHF Surgery
Northwestern University investigators suggest that late mortality following cardiac surgery for...
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Microcatheter Delivers Therapy With More Efficiency
The FDA has granted 510(k) marketing clearance for an infusion catheter (Surefire High-Flow...
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Post-Esophagectomy Delirium
An analysis of patients who had undergone esophagectomy found that postoperative delirium appears...
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Comparing Anesthesia Methods for Hip Fracture Surgery
Inpatient mortality and pulmonary complications appear to be lower with regional anesthesia than...
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Brief Training Improves Safety Skills for Surgeons
British research suggests that just a half day of safety skills training of surgeons can provide...
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Analyzing Costs Associated With Cushing’s Disease
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Tattoos & Piercings: Learning Lessons for Emergency Physicians
Tattoos and piercings were once relegated to specific cultures and societal types but are...
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Tailoring Antiplatelet Treatment
Important advances have occurred in our understanding of the platelets’ role in arterial...
Read More10 Ways to Make EMR Meaningful and Useful
OK, I am an EMR geek who isn’t so thrilled with the direction of EMR. So what, I have been asked, would make EMR something that is really meaningful? What would be the things that would truly help, and not just make more hoops...
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FDA approves First Breast Ultrasound Imaging System for Dense Breast Tissue
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first ultrasound device for use in...
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FDA Clears Thoracic-Length HeliFX Aortic Securement System
Aptus Endosystems, Inc., a medical device company developing advanced technology for endovascular...
Read MoreNational Trends in ED Occupancy
According to national surveys conducted from 2001 to 2008, ED crowding appears to be getting worse despite ongoing calls for action. During the study period, ED visit numbers grew 1.9% per year. The average occupancy increased...
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