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The expansion of insurance coverage and increases in retail prescription drug spending contributed to an increase in total national health care expenditures in 2014

U.S. Health Care Spending Increased in 2014

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Increase in 2014 followed five consecutive years of historically low health care spending
A mobile stroke treatment unit is feasible for providing acute stroke treatment

Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit Feasible for Acute Stroke Care

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Significantly shorter times from door to CT completion and to intravenous thrombolysis
The combination of effective transmission of knowledge

Med Ed Can Be Improved for High-Value, Cost-Conscious Care

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Review shows knowledge transmission, reflective practice, supportive environment aid learning
Fewer American families are struggling to pay medical bills

CDC: Fewer Americans Struggling With Medical Bills

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U.S. report shows 12 million are no longer in families having trouble paying for health care
Participation in the endurance competition known as the Ultraman is associated with dramatic alterations in body composition

Endurance Athletes May Suffer Dangerous Metabolic Effects

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'Ultraman' competitors experience muscle damage and insulin resistance, researchers find
Health care workers are at high risk of glove-related hand urticaria

Glove-Related Hand Urticaria May Be Rising in Health Care Workers

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Glove-related hand urticaria described as form of symptomatic dermographism
A case before the Supreme Court is potentially threatening patient confidentiality

AMA: Case Before Supreme Court Threatens Patient Privacy

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Case involves Medical Board obtaining three years of prescribing history for doctor, after single complaint
Burnout is a growing problem among American doctors

Burnout Rates on the Rise for Physicians

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Surveys show a nearly 10 percent increase across a range of specialties in the United States
Depression is independently associated with increased risk of readmission for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Depression Ups Readmission Odds for COPD Exacerbation

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Reduced one-year readmission with in-hospital tobacco cessation counseling

November 2015 Briefing – Emergency Medicine

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for November 2015. This roundup includes the...