Medical Students Lacking Proficiency in BP Measurements
Among 159 medical students, a mean of 4.1 elements out of 11 were performed properly
New Bill With Tort Reforms Will Protect Iowa Physicians
Reforms include limiting noneconomic damages for intangibles, stronger expert witness standards
Certain Cancer Diagnoses Up in High-Income Counties in U.S.
But combined death rate from four cancers studied is similar in high- and low-income counties
U.S. Leads in Income-Based Health Care Inequalities
More public tolerance for health care inequalities seen in United States than other countries
Full Lymph Node Dissection Does Not Up Melanoma Survival
Survival just as long for those who have less extensive surgery, researchers find
CDC: High-Deductible Health Plan Use Rising Among Employers
These employees more likely to face financial barriers to care, researchers find
Health System Sees Success With E-Visits Via Patient Portal
Portal offers access to physicians without an office visit for certain common symptoms
Mutations in SULT2B1 Tied to Ichthyosis in Humans
Findings indicate disturbed cholesterol metabolism of skin with mutation in SULT2B1
Cool Water Works As Well As Hot for Ridding Hands of Germs
Time spent scrubbing hands with soap more important that water temperature
PERFI Feasible for In Vivo Imaging of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
Methylene blue infused into peritumoral space, and preferentially retained in tumor
