Telephone Counseling Benefits Overweight Breast CA Survivors
Telephone counseling is similarly effective to in-person counseling for breast cancer survivors
C. Difficile Infection Tied to Higher Risk of Post-Op Mortality
Postoperative complications also increased in this patient population
Dermatologic Drug Prices Up Substantially From 2009
Findings for brand-name meds; generics also increased substantially from 2011 to 2014
Cost of Private Rooms Less Than That Associated With Infections
Increased cost of building them is offset by decreases in additional medical care, research shows
AAFP Recommends Doctors Explore Use of Social Media
Guidelines provided for physicians wishing to become more active in social media
Low-Quality Evidence for Methylphenidate in ADHD
Review highlights need for long-term, large, better-quality randomized trials
Melatonin May Improve Sleep in Children With Atopic Dermatitis
Children taking melatonin fell asleep about 21 minutes sooner than those taking placebo
CDC: PrEP Rx Needs to Increase for Optimal HIV Prevention
Medication can prevent infection with the virus in people at high risk
FDA Approves Portrazza for Advanced Squamous NSCLC
Drug is designed to block activity of epidermal growth factor receptor protein
Expensive Hep C Drugs Denied to Almost Half of Medicaid Patients
Most common reason for denial was "insufficient information to assess medical need"