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Expanding protocols for rooming and discharge can allow physicians to free up an hour or more of time per day

Expanding Rooming, Discharge Office Protocols Can Save Time

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Delegating rooming, discharge tasks to clinical support staff can save physicians ≥1 hour/day
New research suggests that many Americans are suffering silent myocardial infarctions. The study appears in the Nov. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association

AHA: Many Americans Experiencing Unrecognized MIs

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Evidence of myocardial scarring often appearing on scans, even if no attack was reported
For most patients with an implantable cardiac defibrillator

AHA: Many Patients Worried About Sex Post ICD Implantation

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Both patient and partner need better counseling before leaving the hospital, researcher says
Insulin-based strategies of basal rate reduction or pump cessation may be the best approach in avoiding hypoglycemia associated with exercise after lunch

Specific Insulin-Based Exercise Strategies Help in T1DM Pump Tx

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Limit by reducing basal rate by 80 percent or stopping pump for moderate or intense exercise
There's little evidence that taking omega-3 fatty acid supplements helps treat depression

Omega-3 Supplements Don’t Help With Depression

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U.K. scientists find little evidence they ease symptoms
Emotional intelligence

Emotional Intelligence Linked to Self-Management in COPD

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Correlations seen for all domains of quality of life after adjustment for confounding variables
A new gastric balloon that can be swallowed like a pill and then filled while in the stomach

Gastric Balloon ‘Pill’ May Help Obese Patients Lose Weight

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In early trial, patients lost an average of 37 percent of their excess weight in four months
Many people who've been told they're allergic to penicillin may be able to safely take the drug

ACAAI: Penicillin Feasible Even for Those With Prior Allergy

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Researchers finds drug might be safe for patients who had previous reaction to the antibiotic
Levels of the protein suPAR (soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor) can predict risk of developing chronic kidney disease up to five years before it begins causing damage

ASN: suPAR Levels Prognostic for Chronic Kidney Disease

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Researchers say blood test can predict risk up to five years before damage begins
Use of estimated glomerular filtration rate rather than serum creatinine can expand metformin eligibility

Metformin Eligibility Up With eGFR Versus Serum Creatinine

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Metformin eligibility expanded with use of eGFR, especially among men, non-Hispanic blacks