New Rules May Constrain Docs’ Ability to Treat Chronic Pain
Limitations on the use of prescription narcotics could complicate patient treatment
National HIV Testing Day Is on June 27
Annual occasion is a good time for health care providers to encourage testing
Decline in Medicare Patients Who Die in Acute Care Hospitals
2000 to 2015 also saw increase in ICU use in last month of life, deaths in home or community setting
Few Hemodialysis Patients on Medicare Enroll in Hospice
Patterns of use, timing of hospice similar among patients with diverse spending trajectories
Half of CV Events Occur from Two to Five Years Post-TIA, -Stroke
Composite outcome occurred in 12.9 percent; 50.1 percent of events in second to fifth years
Insulin Glargine 300 Safe, Effective in Seniors With T2DM
Significantly lower annualized rates of documented symptomatic hypoglycemia than Gla-100
New Hospital-at-Home Care Model Tied to Better Outcomes
Shorter length of stay, lower rates of readmission, ER revisits than inpatient hospitalization
AMA Adopts Ethical Guidance on Medical Tourism
Guidelines include helping patients understand risks and benefits, responding compassionately
Higher Cancer Rates Confirmed in Women With Dense Breasts
Higher rate of recall, lower sensitivity, larger tumor diameter, and more lymph node-positive disease
Authors Explore Overdiagnosis in Cancer Screening
Standardized definition, guidance on estimation may facilitate understanding of overdiagnosis
