Patient Engagement Can Cut Costs, Improve Outcomes
Initiatives can decrease hospital visits, cut morbidity and mortality, up treatment adherence
Medicaid Expansion Tops Savings Versus Marketplace
Great reduction in out-of-pocket spending for previously uninsured low-income adults
Spironolactone + TMP-SMX May Up Risk of Sudden Death
Doctors urged not to prescribe spironolactone with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Non-Pharmacological Options Efficacious in Treating Delirium
Simply reminding patient each morning of date, place can help, researchers found
January 2015 Briefing – Internal Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for January 2015. This roundup includes the...
Mediterranean Diet Linked to Lower Left Ventricular Mass
Reduction in mass may confer diet's protective cardiovascular effect
Patients With Psoriasis Less Likely to Be Physically Active
Less likely to engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity, especially those with severe disease
Incidence of Emergent Hernia Repair Up From 2001 to 2010
Increase in incidence rates for total emergent hernia; rates highest among those aged 65 years and older
Cardiovascular, Cerebral Effect for Red Bull + Mental Stress
Increase in systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, decreased cerebral blood flow velocity
Cutting Added Fructose Could Reduce Diabetes-Linked Morbidity
Limiting intake to 5 percent of calories would improve glucose tolerance, reduce diabetes prevalence
