F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE, shares insights from a review of recent study results published in the New England Journal of Medicine examining duty-hours rules at 63 residency…
Jonathan Sackier, MD, a Visiting Professor of Surgery at the University of Virginia, discusses the complicated issue of calculating the cost of catheter related blood stream infections. (CRBSI).…
Jonathan Sackier, MD, a Visiting Professor of Surgery at the University of Virginia, discusses the incidence and costs of catheter related blood stream infections (CRBSI) in hospitals in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The percentage of cardiac surgery patients given blood transfusions varies widely from center to center, but a conservative use of transfusions is not…
Jonathan Sackier, MD, a Visiting Professor of Surgery at the University of Virginia, discusses the ongoing problem of Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections in hospitals in the United…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The use of inhaled corticosteroids, whether for asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), increases the likelihood of diabetes onset and diabetes progression,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The high case mortality rate associated with H5N1 avian influenza in humans can be significantly reduced with oseltamivir therapy, even when started a…
Jeff Donnell, President of NoMoreClipboard speaks about the impact of Personal Health Records on doctor-patient communication, patient adherence, decreased medical costs, and improved health outcomes. Jeff Donnell will…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Outcomes in patients with acute MI undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention are better with increasing levels of LDL cholesterol, a Korean group reports. However,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of developing symptomatic deep vein thrombosis with a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is associated with the size of the catheter,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In recipients of drug-eluting coronary stents who undergo a major noncardiac surgical procedure some months later, the risk of adverse outcomes is less…
