Type of Provider Impacts Health Care Utilization in LBP
For new entries into care with low back pain, health care use up with physiatry versus primary care
New Guidelines Developed for Peri-Op Management of Diabetes
Modern management focuses on thorough preoperative assessment, diabetes optimization
Flu Vaccine Benefits Extend to Fewer Pneumonia Admissions
Study suggests about 57 percent of hospitalizations for flu-related pneumonia might be prevented
FDA Orders Studies on Contaminated Duodenoscopes
Studies to review cleaning instructions, disinfection process, ways to make scopes easier to clean
Menstrual Preconditioning May Prevent PCOS-Tied Complications
Induction of ovulation should be preceded by period of progesterone withdrawal bleeding
Prevention Bundle Can Cut Rate of Pediatric SSIs
Twenty-one percent reduction in SSI rate reported across network hospitals
Modern Health Care Environment Challenges Humanistic Practice
Important to maintain focus on humanistic practices in modern health care environment
Add-On Sitagliptin Cuts Risk of Insulin Initiation in T2DM
Risk of insulin initiation lower for sitagliptin versus sulphonylurea as add-on to metformin
Review Suggests Habit Reversal Beneficial in Atopic Dermatitis
Limited evidence suggests significant reduction in severity of AD and in scratching
Increased BMI Protective Against Blood Transfusions
Findings among patients undergoing total hip, knee arthroplasty
