2016 Match Marks Record Highs for Registrants, Matching
Total of 30,750 positions available; overall match rate 96.2%, with 96.3% of first-year positions filled
Health Care Workers Skip Hand Washing One-Third of the Time
Outpatient facility staff also found to be lacking at safe injection practices
Doctors Can Be Misled About FDA ‘Breakthrough’ Drug Designation
Many believe meds supported by stronger evidence than the law requires to achieve designation
VA Commission on Care: Eliminate VA Medical Centers
Eight veterans organizations denounce document in letter to Commission Chairwoman
Cocoa Pod Extract Deemed Effective As Antiwrinkle Gel
Skin wrinkles reduced and skin hydration improved within three weeks of application of CPE gel
March 2016 Briefing – Cosmetic Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cosmetic Surgery for March 2016. This roundup includes the...
Are Guidelines Needed to Assess Competence of Aging Physicians?
Reps from physician, hospital, patient safety organizations explore need for national guidelines
Bioengineering Advances Offer Promise for Skin Regeneration
3D integumentary organ system developed from induced pluripotent stem cells using in vivo model
AMA Addresses Elements of Team-Based Care Model
New module from STEPS Forward collection describes how to bring these elements together
Facial Reconstruction Viewed As High-Value Intervention
Findings based on assessment of willingness to pay for correction of facial defects
