Lower Monthly Premiums for Narrow-Network Plans
Extra-small-network plan has less expensive monthly premium than large-network plan
Data Mining, Experiments ID QT Prolonging Drug Interactions
Patients taking ceftriaxone and lansoprazole have significantly longer QTc intervals
Liver Stiffness Linked to Hepatic Events, Death in Hepatitis B
Metabolic syndrome ups risk of cardiovascular events, not hepatic events or death in chronic hep B
Obesity Ups Risk for Secondary Primary Cancers in Men
Higher risk of secondary primary cancer in obese male survivors versus general population
High BMI, Large Waist, T2DM Tied to Increased Odds of Liver Cancer
Study adds support to liver cancer as an obesity-associated cancer
Two Genetic Subtypes of Crohn’s Disease Identified
Findings may help explain why the disease is so tough to treat, researchers say
Doctors Better Diagnosticians Than Symptom-Checker Programs
Popular symptom checkers were half as accurate in comparison study
Copay Assist Programs Creating Problems in Health Care Markets
Despite offering assistance to those who cannot afford meds, programs create broader problems
CDI Risk Up When Prior Occupant of Hospital Bed Got Antibiotics
Researchers find an association with elevated risk of Clostridium difficile infection
U.S. Health Care System Is One of the Least Efficient Worldwide
America ranked 50 out of 55 countries in 2014, according to a Bloomberg index
