U.S. Health Report Card Finds Racial, Ethnic Disparities Persist
But infant mortality rates, numbers of uninsured are improving, government analysis reveals
Mindfulness Therapy May Help Ease Recurrent Depression
Particularly for those with more pronounced residual symptoms, researchers say
Optimally Timed Follow-Up Cuts Readmissions After Cystectomy
Timing, frequency of outpatient care helps identify concerning symptoms following radical cystectomy
Six-Minute Walk Test Predicts Mortality in TMVR Patients
For patients undergoing transcatheter mitral valve repair, highest mortality for those unable to walk
Triple Therapy No Benefit for COPD Exacerbations
Findings based long-acting β2-agonists, inhaled corticosteroids + tiotropium
Direct Primary Care Is Emerging Business Model
Doctors are bypassing insurance companies in an offshoot of concierge medicine
Prevalence of Migraine Up in Patients With Cardiac Syndrome X
Increased prevalence in CSX compared with coronary artery disease or healthy controls
Detecting, Isolating C. difficile Carriers Beneficial
Strategy linked to decrease in the incidence of health care-associated C. difficile infection
Saxagliptin, Sitagliptin Don’t Up Hospitalized Heart Failure
No increased risk for new users of saxagliptin, sitagliptin versus other antihyperglycemic agents
Pharmacists Can Manage Some Chronic Conditions Effectively
New legislation would establish pharmacists as health care providers
