Guidance Offered for Managing Conflict With Patients
Good communication is crucial for managing encounters when denying a patient request
Wide Variation in NICU Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns
Big variation seen in prescribing rates, despite little difference in infection rates
AACR: Changes Expected in Breast Cancer Rates
Overall, breast cancer could rise by as much as 50 percent within the next 15 years
Age, Creatinine, Ejection Fraction Predict Post-MI Survival
ACEF score is not significantly different from that based on 12 risk factors; predicts mortality after PCI
Attending Physicians, Residents Similar in Opioid Rx Monitoring
Residents provide more early refills; also see more patients at higher misuse risk
Obesity Raises Prostate Cancer Risk Even Higher for Black Men
Researchers urge physicians to take note of findings
Salt Pills Fail to Substantially Benefit Endurance Athletes
Finding challenges common belief that salt pills can boost performance
Apremilast Effective for Oral Ulcers in Behçet’s Syndrome
Reduction in number of oral ulcers per patient; greater decline in pain from ulcers with apremilast
Suboptimal Prescribing Attitudes Could Signal Personal Distress
Med students experiencing depression, alcohol abuse less likely to report impaired colleagues
A-Fib Recurrence Common Five Years After Ablation
For patients with a-fib and heart failure, mortality rates lower after ablation versus no ablation
