Patient Engagement Can Cut Costs, Improve Outcomes
Initiatives can decrease hospital visits, cut morbidity and mortality, up treatment adherence
Topical Acne Gel Linked to Methemoglobinemia
Teen developed blood disorder after using Aczone for a week
CDC: Measles Cases in January Top Typical Load for Entire Year
Spread driven largely by outbreak that started at Disney theme parks in California in December
Colorectal Cancer Rates on Rise in Young Americans
Still, only 10 percent of cases occur in younger group, researchers find
Recurrent Kidney Stones Linked to Arterial Calcium Deposits
Patients might need closer monitoring for further signs of pending cardiovascular issues
Obama to Launch Personalized Medicine Research Initiative
Asking Congress for $215 million to compile genetic data of one million Americans for study
Decreasing Serum Sodium Ups Liver Transplant Survival
Survival benefit for patients with MELD >11; no benefit seen for patients with MELD scores of ≤11
Hepatitis A Hospitalizations Down From 2002 to 2011
Increase in age of those hospitalized, and in percent of hospitalizations covered by Medicare
Triglycerides Significantly Elevated in Women With GDM
High triglyceride levels in women with gestational diabetes mellitus persist across trimesters
Anxiety Moderates Amyloid-β Association With Cognition
Correlation moderated by elevated anxiety symptoms; greater decline in high-anxiety group
