Five Strategies Can Reduce Risk of Medical Lawsuits
Strategies include documenting everything, being transparent with patients, showing empathy
Smoking Ups Cancer Risk by Causing Distinct Cell Mutations
For every year of smoking a pack daily, 150 more mutations found in each lung cell
Bilateral Renal Denervation Normalizes Insulin Sensitivity
Normalization seen in obese canines, by reducing hepatic gluconeogenic genes, including G6Pase
Half of Americans Have at Least One Chronic Health Condition
Medical conditions, mental illness, and substance abuse problems often overlap
October 2016 Briefing – Nephrology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nephrology for October 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
Few Changes in Employer-Sponsored Insurance 2013-2014
Only 3.5 percent of employers dropped coverage and 1.1 percent added coverage from 2013 to 2014
Useful Tips Offered for Addressing Negative Patient Reviews
Doctors should respond quickly, validate patient complaints, demonstrate willingness to take action
Superior Morbidity Profile for Robotic Partial Nephrectomy
Lower likelihood of conversion to laparoscopic/open surgery, complications, positive margins
Financial Toxicity Is a Relevant Cancer Outcome Measure
Health-related quality of life correlated with financial toxicity in cancer patients
Certain Factors Predict Repeat ER Visits for Ureteral Stones
Younger patients, having proximal stones, needing IV narcotics more likely to return
