Defensive Medicine Common Among Surgeons, Radiologists
More than one-quarter of diagnostics ordered for defensive reasons in Austria
Impact of Medical Scribes on EHR Advancement Discussed
Use of medical scribes should not be replacement for improvement of EHRs
CDC: Neural Tube Defects Declining in the United States
Still, not enough women are getting enough folic acid
Aerobic Exercise Reduces Fatigue With Radiotherapy for Breast CA
Findings in a quasi-experimental study of Taiwanese women with early-stage breast cancer
Working Long Hours? Beware Risky Alcohol Consumption
Researchers find link between long hours on the job and excess alcohol consumption
Antenatal Corticosteroid Use Up, Even When Not Optimal
From 1988 to 2012, increase in optimal, suboptimal, and questionably appropriate use
Obesity Up in Past Decade, but Diabetes Incidence Stable
Risk of new-onset diabetes higher in the 1990s and 2000s than in the 1970s
Metabolic Sx Tied to Higher Risk of Endometrial Cancer
Excess weight likely a big factor, but other conditions also appear to matter
Race, Ethnicity Impact Breast Cancer Prognosis
New research finds biological differences in tumor type, behavior
Many Women Receive Unnecessary Hysterectomies
Alternative treatments for benign indications, such as uterine fibroids, are often underused