Amount of Opioids Prescribed After Hospital Discharge Varies
45.6 percent of patients using no opioids 24 hours predischarge were prescribed opioids at discharge
Deceleration in Health Care Spending Growth in 2016
Enrollment trends drove slowdown in Medicaid and private health insurance spending growth in 2016
Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection May Be Effective for Alopecia
Findings based on improved hair growth in a rat study
CVS-Aetna Merger Has Implications for Doctors’ Offices
More health services will likely move out of doctors' offices to store-based providers
Risk of Persistent Opioid Use a Concern for Youth After Surgery
Highest risk of persistent opioid use seen in association with cholecystectomy and colectomy
Relevant Health Care Price Info Hard to Find Online
17 percent of sites have geographically relevant price estimates, with variation by intervention
Study IDs Clinical Factors Tied to Free Tissue Transfer Reoperation
Findings among patients undergoing free tissue transfer for head, neck cancer-related defects
November 2017 Briefing – Cosmetic Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cosmetic Surgery for November 2017. This roundup includes the...
No Difference for Standard, High-Pulse Picosecond Laser Treatment
Improvement does not differ for standard, high-pulse picosecond laser therapy for acne scarring, wrinkles
Patients Often Uncomfortable With Overlapping Surgeries
But patients, family members neutral toward surgical procedures involving overlap of noncritical portions
