Patients Comfortable With Doctors Having Tattoos, Piercings
Survey finds body art does not impact patients' perceptions of competence, professionalism
1996 to 2013 Saw Large Increase in Diabetes Spending
Increased spending per encounter has been the biggest driver of overall rise in spending
U.K. Campaign Hasn’t Aided Patient Presentations for TIA, Minor CVA
Medical attention seeking no higher with Face, Arm, Speech, Time campaign for minor stroke symptoms
WHO Calls for Renewed Effort to Combat Chronic Disease
Commission makes six recommendations to meet 2030 goals for non-communicable diseases
AMA Adopts Policy to Cut Sugar Sweetened Drink Consumption
Policy supports evidence-based strategies such as excise taxes, adding warning labels
Coffee Drinking Found to Lower Risk of All-Cause Mortality
Similar findings across type of coffee, quantity, type of death, and caffeine metabolism score
June 2018 Briefing – Geriatrics
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Geriatrics for June 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
Patient Engagement in Asthma Treatment Plans May Improve Quality of Life
In older adults with asthma, decision making scores positively correlated with QoL scores
Socioeconomic Factors Linked to Hearing Aid Access, Use
Younger, lower-income, less-educated individuals significantly less likely to use hearing aids
Intensive Management Program Benefits High-Risk Patients
Access to intensive management program results in more outpatient care with no increase in total costs
