Report Offers Guidance on Medical Ethics Education
Novel approaches to learning encouraged, such as flipped classroom, use of reflective narratives
Anticoagulation Appears Safe for Patients With Brain Mets
Treatment does not cause significant increase in incidence of intracranial hemorrhage
Analysis Targets U.S. Hospitals With Highest Markups
In the 50 hospitals with highest charge-to-cost ratio, charges 10-fold above Medicare-allowable costs
Parental Age Factors Linked to Autism Risk
Greater odds in children of teenage mothers, older mothers, and parents with big age gap
Pediatric Anesthesia Prior to Age 4 May Affect IQ Testing
General anesthesia during surgery at very young age may be linked to poorer brain development
AMA Offers Guidance for Physician-Hospital Relationships
Six principles of success described for integrated leadership between hospitals, physicians
Arthritis, Other Chronic Disease Takes Toll on Work Force
Arthritis + other chronic health conditions may keep up to one-third affected out of workplace
Morbidity, Mortality Up for Patients With Delirium in ICU
Researchers recommend screening and monitoring for delirium in all critically ill patients
Hyperhomocysteinemia Linked to Worse Cognitive Status
Correlation with worse cognitive and functional status, dementia among elderly adults
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Formed
Formation of compact commission triggered by enactment of law in seventh state: Alabama