Spending on Prescription Meds Up About 5 Percent in 2015
Increase due to increased medication use and higher prices; increase about half that of 2014
Disruptive Patients Distract Docs, May Receive Compromised Care
In fictional scenarios, doctors were distracted by bad behaviors during diagnosis, made more errors
Mayo Clinic Has Established Model to Help Battle Burnout
Model considers three factors that physicians need: choice, social connectedness, and excellence
Late Parenteral Nutrition Superior in Pediatric ICU
Withholding nutrition for one week clinically superior for critically ill children
Influenza Vaccine Safe for Patients in Hospital for Surgery
Findings show it won't increase complications
Inhaled Xenon May Cut White Matter Damage in Cardiac Arrest
For comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, xenon + hypothermia tops hypothermia alone
Diabetes Patients More Susceptible to Staph Bacteremia
Risk up seven-fold among patients with type 1 diabetes, almost three-fold for those with type 2
Ironman Competitors Susceptible to Hyponatremia
Frequent fluid stops entice racers to drink more than they need, researchers say
Parents Often Report Medical Errors in Peds Inpatient Care
Thirty percent of medical errors were identified as preventable adverse events
Physicians’ Contracts Can Affect Patients, Professionalism
Problematic clauses in contracts include blanket confidentiality clauses, termination without cause
