AMA: Six Traits of Financially Prepared Female Physicians
Traits include having retirement portfolio on track or ahead of schedule, having emergency fund
Full Adherence to Follow-Up Improves Head/Neck CA Survival
Survival more likely with compliance with posttreatment surveillance, tobacco cessation
ACA Tied to Nearly 17 Million Gaining Health Coverage
But many Americans still can't afford medical care
Medical Students Want to Focus Learning on Preparing for Future
Desired topics include leadership training, health policy, health economics, experiential learning
Texting Cuts Patients’ Need for Pain Meds During Surgery
Findings among patients receiving regional anesthesia during minor surgery
Strategies Provided for Maximizing Payment
Intake forms should remind patients of their responsibility for paying bills, collection costs
Acupuncture Effective for Post-Tonsillectomy Pain in Children
Less pain, analgesic drug consumption for children treated with acupuncture, standard analgesics
Five ‘Top Issues’ to Be Discussed at AMA Medical Student Forum
Issues include vaccination, Medicaid expansion, health care economics, loans, opioid epidemic
April 2015 Briefing – Otolaryngology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Otolaryngology for April 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
FDA Approves Raplixa to Help Control Surgical Bleeding
Spray-dried fibrin sealant promotes clotting when other methods are 'ineffective or impractical'
