A team of American researchers has found that markers of poor visit communication and poor ratings of care appear to be associated with clinician implicit attitudes about race as well as race and compliance stereotyping. General...
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Medications are effective in about 70% of patients with essential tremor and work well for most...
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Individualized patient education sessions led by a pharmacist within 24 hours of an order for...
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According to results from a national survey, improved survival and increased detection of cancer...
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The FDA has approved mifepristone (Korlym, Corcept Therapeutics) for controlling hyperglycemia in...
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The American Medical Association has launched an online training module to help clinicians counsel...
Read MoreA small study conducted in patients in a vegetative or minimally conscious state suggests that administering amantadine for 4 weeks, in conjunction with inpatient rehabilitation, appears to lead to significantly faster recovery...
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Women with heart failure (HF) appear to have better survival than men irrespective of ejection...
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One of the great challenges for physicians is to motivate their patients to make positive health...
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Antimicrobial scrubs appear to reduce the burden of MRSA on hands and apparel, but not...
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The FDA has approved pertuzumab (Perjeta, Genentech) for the treatment of patients with...
Read MoreTexas-based Citizens Medical Center recently made the decision to refuse employment to obese healthcare providers. An article posted on Medscape addresses the firestorm of responses by readers on the decision and discusses...
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Bariatric surgery is indicated for certain high-risk patients who have clinically severe obesity....
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New research was presented at the American Psychiatric Association’s 165th Annual Meeting from May...
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There has been increased focus on the need for higher-quality, safer, and more appropriate care in...
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An investigation of older, opioid-naïve patients who were given an opioid within 1 week of a...
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French research suggests that running is possible for patients after they undergo hip resurfacing...
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A CT scanner (Aquilion Prime CT system, Toshiba) capable of generating 160 unique slices per...
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The FDA has granted 510(k) marketing clearance for a sheathed bipolar sealer (Aquamantys SBS 5.0,...
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