AMA Announces End of Sustainable Growth Rate Formula
Legislation includes provisions such as simplification of reporting programs, incentive payments
Survey Looks at Patient Attitudes Regarding Informed Consent
Most respondents want to be asked for permission to participate in studies assessing medical practice
Meta-Analysis: Valgus Knee Bracing Helps Pain in Knee OA
Small, statistically significant effect for pain compared with group that used control orthosis
Anticoagulation Both Over- and Under-Prescribed in A-Fib
May be unnecessary for those at low risk of stroke
Divorce Tied to Increased Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction
But remarriage, at least for women, does not appear to lower risk
Depression, Diabetes Both Tied to Increased Dementia Risk
Each threatens brain health, and combination is worse, study suggests
Acetaminophen Appears to Blunt Emotional Response
Research involved two experiments, each enlisting about 80 college students
Teledermatology Implications for Incidental Skin CA Detection
Most frequently biopsied incidental malignancies seen on head and neck
Visit-to-Visit LDL-C Variability Predicts Cardiac Event Risk
Variability predicts increased risk in patients with coronary artery disease, independent of LDL-C levels
Aspirin Use Not Found to Benefit Prostate Cancer Mortality
Increased risks of mortality restricted to aspirin use after the diagnosis of prostate cancer
