Head Positioning May Not Be Key to Acute Stroke Outcome
Research suggests patients will do as well sitting up as following doctor's orders to lie on their backs
1991-2014 Saw Minimal Change in Health Spending Per State
Recession and recovery, implementation of health reform impacted health care coverage
Opioid Rx Too Often Given to Back Pain Patients With Depression
Researchers find these patients are also more likely to get higher doses of opioids
Polymorphism in rs4343 of ACE Gene Linked to Migraine
Odds ratio of migraine 4.17 for G/G versus A/A, A/G polymorphism in angiotensin I converting enzyme
CDC: Number of U.S. Counties With Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes Up
Surveillance also spotted increase in mosquitoes that transmit dengue, chikungunya viruses
Sharp Rise Among Women for Opioid-Related Hospitalizations
U.S. cases rose 75 percent for females versus 55 percent for males over a decade, researchers say
Embolic Protection Device Useful Post Carotid Artery Stenting
Reduced risks for in-hospital stroke or death, major stroke or death, and stroke in carotid stenosis
Age a Factor in Patients Leaving Hospital Against Medical Advice
Race/ethnicity and poverty are more pronounced as risk factors for DAMA in elderly inpatients
Yoga Noninferior to Physical Therapy in Chronic Low Back Pain
Nearly half of yoga group saw clinically meaningful improvement in pain and disability
VKA Monotherapy Linked to Reduced MI, Stroke Risk in A-Fib
Vitamin K antagonist + acetylsalicylic acid dual therapy associated with increased bleeding risk
