Burnout Syndrome Common in Critical Care Professionals
Burnout prevention, intervention needed to avoid negative impact on quality of care
Post-MI Heart Failure Linked to Increased Cancer Risk
However, cancer mortality rates similar for those with heart failure and those without
Differences in Salary for Male, Female Faculty Physicians
Significant differences seen even after accounting for age, experience, specialty, faculty rank
Statins Could Help Boost Survival Among Cancer Patients
Study found an association -- but no proof -- of prolonged survival
Many Adults ‘Hoarding,’ Self-Prescribing Antibiotics
One in 20 hold onto and use old, leftover meds, contributing to threat of resistance
Medication Organization Devices Tied to Adverse Effects
Study identifies design elements for future trials to evaluate device effectiveness in elderly
VA Appealing to Physicians to Join Agency
Key efforts in response to 2014 scandal include reducing wait times, engaging employees
Second, Unrelated Malignancies Strike 1 in 12 Cancer Patients
Second cancer was fatal in 55 percent of the cases studied
Health Care Costs ~60 Percent Higher for Obese Preschoolers
Costs 1.62 times those of children with healthy weight
Nonsolid Nodules Unlikely to Cause Death in Lung Cancer
Lung cancers that manifest as nonsolid nodules seem to have indolent course
