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A new report commissioned by the U.S. government contends that most Americans will encounter at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime

IOM: Most U.S. Patients Will Experience Diagnostic Error

Panel urges changes to an increasingly complex health care system
Admitting older

ICU for Pneumonia in Elderly Ups Survival, Not Costs

More liberal admission policies could benefit these patients, researchers say
A drug that combines dextromethorphan with quinidine might offer a safer option for calming the agitation that commonly affects people with Alzheimer's disease

Combo Drug May Calm Agitation in Alzheimer’s Patients

Drug combines dextromethorphan with quinidine
Obesity is associated with increased risk of thyroid cancer

Review Links Obesity to Increased Thyroid Cancer Risk

Positive link to papillary, follicular, anaplastic thyroid cancer; inverse link for medullary thyroid cancer
Rosacea is associated with various comorbid conditions

Rosacea Linked to Various Comorbid Conditions

Significant associations with comorbid conditions for moderate to severe rosacea versus mild disease
Use of antibiotics in patients with heart failure exacerbation in the absence of compelling evidence of infection is unnecessary and potentially harmful

Harms From Unnecessary Abx Extend Beyond Resistance

Case highlights importance of carefully monitoring patients with prolonged QT interval
Patients treated with low-dose beta-blockers after myocardial infarction may fare better than those given the standard dose

Lower Beta-Blocker Dose May Boost Survival After MI

Dosage should be tailored to the needs of individual patients, researchers say
In 2014

More Than 30 Percent of Adults Are Obese in the United States

Nearly 17 percent of 2- to 19-year-olds and over 8 percent of children aged 2 to 5 are obese
Many medical schools are integrating discussions of cost

Medical Schools Teaching Students About Costs of Care

Importance of understanding costs due to ACA, prevalence of high-deductible plans
For men with unfavorable-risk prostate cancer

Radiation Tx Impact Varies With Comorbidity in Prostate Cancer

Reduction in overall, cardiac mortality for RT alone in men with severe or moderate comorbidity