ACOG: Shared Decision-Making Key to Breast Cancer Screening
Critically important for patient's value, preferences be factored into process, ACOG leader says
Ob-Gyns Can Help ID Sex Workers, Improve Access to Care
Sex workers should be counseled about the health risks associated with sex work
Guided Approach to Exercise May Help Chronic Fatigue Patients
Guided self-help approach to graded exercise program safe, reduces fatigue
Carpal Tunnel Up With Increased Electronic Device Use
Especially for those who spend more than five hours a day on their devices, researchers say
SAMHSA: Youth Binge Drinking Rates Down in the United States
But one in seven still consumed excess alcohol at least once in past month, study finds
Revisits After Discharge From Observation Up in Elderly
From 2006 to 2011, increases seen in repeat observation stays and any hospital revisit for seniors
Valproic Acid Concentration Drops With Ketogenic Diet
Changes in serum concentrations of other anti-epileptic drugs not found to be significant
Medical-Home Recognition Higher in Demonstration Sites
Smaller decreases in number of visits to federally-qualified health centers for demonstration sites
2006 to 2013 Saw Increase in ER Use for Herpes Zoster
Increase in number of emergency department visits and costs for HZ-related ER visits
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
