High Deductible Plans Factor Into Physician-Patient Relationship
Physicians may want to be proactive by detailing costs and options for patients
Hot Flashes Linger Long After Final Menses in Many Women
More than half of women experience these symptoms for seven years or more
Osteoporosis-Treated Adults Have Elevated Risk of Mortality
Residual life expectancy for 50- and 75-year-old man starting treatment estimated at 18.2 and 7.5 years
Latino Physician Shortage Has Worsened Since 1980
Decrease in Latino physician rate per 100,000 of the Latino population from 1980 to 2010
Cancer Patients Rarely Demand Unnecessary Treatment, Tests
Doctors' claims that this is fueling increasing health costs unwarranted
HRT Use, Even Short Term, Tied to Higher Risk of Ovarian CA
Overall increase is small, though, adding one cancer per 1,000 women treated
FDA Permits Marketing of Device for Female Fecal Incontinence
Use of Eclipse System led to 50 percent decrease in episodes
Patients Tend to Prefer Formal Physician Attire
Patient preferences influenced by age, geographic location, context of care
Mammography Rates Down Since 2009 USPSTF Guidelines
Decrease among white, Hispanic, and Asian women, but not among black women
Maternal Smoking Linked to Shorter Fetal Telomere Length
Tobacco exposure may result in early intrauterine programming
