Potentially Preventable Spending Concentrated in Frail Elderly
Variation in preventable spending across Medicare subpopulations; 43.9 percent of total in frail elderly
Doctors Urged to Speak With Patients About Firearms
Making a public commitment is encouraged as a positive action that physicians can take
Online Ratings Not Aligned With Objective Quality Measures
In addition, consumer ratings are consistent across platforms for specialist physicians
Moderate Alcohol Consumption Tied to Lower Heart Failure Risk
But no link between alcohol intake, onset of atrial fibrillation over median of eight years' follow-up
ACG: Defecation Posture Modification Device Beneficial
Significant reductions in bowel movement duration, straining patterns and increase in bowel emptiness
New Screening Tool Can Identify Diabetic Retinopathy
Tool developed for use in high-risk adults in low-income communities in Mexico
Kneeling Posture Impacts Chest Compressions’ Effectiveness
Efficacy of CPR compressions better in self-adjusted, nearest kneeling postures versus farthest
U.S. M.D. Graduates Make Up Half of New Family Medicine Residents
And increase in first-year family medicine, primary care positions lagging behind specialties
Most Female Physicians Have Faced Sexist Patient Comments
Sexual harassment by patients can negatively affect physician-patient relationship, quality of care
Guidelines Needed for 6MWT in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
No specific guidelines for use of six-minute walk test in growing population with IPF
