Excessive Testing May Be Compromising T2DM Care
In U.S. cohort, more than 60 percent received too many HbA1c tests
Nitrates in Heart Failure May Harm More Than Help
Nitrates reduce activity, quality of life, researchers find
Lower RA Activity for Patients Seen at Practices With NPs, PAs
Lower RA disease activity over two years versus patients seen at rheumatologist-only practices
Radiographs Not Picking Up Osteoarthritis in Hip
Researchers found osteoarthritis in fewer than one-quarter of images in high clinical suspicion cases
Depression Not Uncommon Among Resident Physicians
Grueling medical training may help explain finding
Percentage of Graduates Entering GME Stable Over Past Decade
Despite increase in number of U.S. medical school graduates, no change in GME placement
Expiratory Snoring Predicts COPD in Sleep Disordered Breathing
Linear combination of mean oxygen saturation, expiratory breathing predicts FEV1
Warfarin + Sulfonylureas May Increase Risk of Hospitalization
Risk found especially high for men aged 65 to 74
U.S. Health Care Spending Increased in 2014
Increase in 2014 followed five consecutive years of historically low health care spending
Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis Linked to Oxidative Stress
Significant link between DNA damage and the oxidative stress index, total oxidative status
