Remission of Type 2 Diabetes Feasible for Primary Care
Implementation of intensive weight management program linked to remission in 46 percent of patients
30-Day Mortality No Different for Treatment by Locum Tenens
Findings among hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries treated by general internal medicine doctors
Shortest Development Time for Breakthrough Status Drugs
Shorter development time for breakthrough, non-fast-track versus fast-track, non-breakthrough drugs
State Newborn Screening Policies Cut Infant Cardiac Deaths
Significant drop in infant cardiac deaths between 2007 and 2013 in states with mandatory screening
ASHP: Joint Commission Impact on Pain Management Discussed
Session outlines current issues with drug prescribing and effect of revised standards
CVS-Aetna Merger Has Implications for Doctors’ Offices
More health services will likely move out of doctors' offices to store-based providers
More Men Than Women With Parkinson’s Have Caregivers
Caregivers of men report greater strain; women have faster rate to using a paid caregiver than men
ASHP: Key Role for Pharmacists in Natural, Man-Made Disasters
Session describes how to prepare, respond, and evaluate natural and man-made disasters
Acute Intermittent Porphyria Described in Teen Girl
Clinical picture seemed consistent with constipation, but hyponatremia did not fit with diagnosis
About One in Six Readmitted Post-Revascularization for PAD
Most common causes of readmission were procedural complications, sepsis, diabetes complications
