2015 MOC Program Expected to Cost $5.7 Billion Over 10 Years
Time costs account for 90 percent of maintenance of certification costs, estimated at $5.1 billion
RAPID Score Validated for Prognosis of Pleural Infections
Recently developed score is valid for identifying mortality risk through five years in diverse cohort
Low Incidence of Diabetic Ketoacidosis With Canagliflozin
Canagliflozin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes have low incidence of serious adverse DKA events
FDA Approves Balloon Device to Treat Obesity
Inflated in stomach, it may create sense of fullness
Higher Health Costs for Diabetes Mainly Meds, Inpatient Care
Individuals with diabetes had more than double the unadjusted mean direct expenditures over 10 years
Atorvastatin/Ezetimibe Beats Atorvastatin After PCI
Combination therapy linked to greater coronary plaque regression in Japanese patients
Components of Mediterranean Lifestyle Cut Postprandial Lipemia
Physical activity shown to reduce PPL, as well as legumes, fish, and herbs, but not wine
Patients Report Improved Care Access, Better Health With ACA
Gains seen in how many adults have insurance and a doctor, and say they are in better health
Risk of Death Up With Lower Extremity Amputation in Diabetes
Some, but not all, of the increased risk attributed to diabetes-related complications
FDA Approves Praluent for Certain Cases of High Cholesterol
First in a new class of injectable cholesterol-lowering medications
