Patients Satisfied With Telehealth Primary Care Visits
Main cited benefits include convenience, decreased costs; privacy, adequate physical exam are concerns
Biomarker ID’d for Pregnancy-Induced Glucose Intolerance
Plasma glycated CD59 measurement at 24 to 28 weeks can identify women with failed GCT, GDM
Outpatient Wait Times Are Longer for Medicaid Recipients
Researchers suggest lag time might be due to providers having larger caseloads
Bundled Payment Initiative Doesn’t Cut Readmission in COPD
Medicare Bundled Payments for Care Improvement doesn't cut costs in COPD exacerbation
HCV Infection Increasing in Reproductive-Aged Women
Doubling in number of women with past or present HCV infection in NNDSS from 2006 to 2014
Postmarket Safety Events for 32 Percent of Novel Therapeutics
Thirty-two percent of 222 FDA approved novel therapeutics from 2001 to 2010 were affected
Vitamin D Doesn’t Impact Insulin Sensitivity, Secretion in T2DM
No difference between or within groups in insulin sensitivity, glycemic control with vitamin D3, placebo
Cotton Swab-Related Ear Injuries Continue to Be Seen in the ER
An estimated 12,500 U.S. children are injured every year after misuse, researchers say
Low Body Mass Index Not Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Disease
Gene-based research suggests that, instead, weight loss probably due to early stages of disease
Risk of Zika Infection Appears to Be Low for Pregnant Women
U.S. study found only one of 185 who traveled to active areas tested positive, and baby wasn't infected