NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elevated pre-operative blood levels of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) or N-terminal-proBNP identify patients who are at increased risk for cardiovascular events within 30…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For diagnosing heart failure-related pleural effusions, pleural fluid levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) are more accurate than BNP levels, say researchers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In detecting prostate cancer, no single prostate specific antigen (PSA) cut-off value achieves the likelihood ratios usually required of a screening test, according…
James Rohack, MD, President of the American Medical Association discusses the benefits of AMA membership in an interview with Michael Banks, MD, co-founder of The Doctor’s Channel. The…
James Rohack, MD, President of the American Medical Association discusses the importance of electronic medical records in an interview with Michael Banks, MD, co-founder of The Doctor’s Channel.…
James Rohack, MD, President of the American Medical Association, discusses the ongoing debate over health system reform in an interview with Michael Banks, MD, co-founder of The Doctor’s…
David Liebovitz, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Medical Director of Information Systems, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, discusses medical informatics in the master’s program at Northwestern…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In trials of antimuscarinic agents for overactive bladder, the placebo responses tend to be large, statistically significant, and heterogeneous, according to a meta-analysis…
David Liebovitz, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Medical Director of Information Systems, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, discusses electronic medical records and potential cost savings, safety…
Is your doctor still writing hospital orders with pen and paper? Detroit Medical Center is the only healthcare system in Michigan with 100% computerized physician order entry. Only…