Step Count Prescription Strategy Can Up Steps/Day
Net increase of 20 percent in steps/day with physician-delivered step count prescription strategy
Catheter Safeguards at Hospitals Cut Bloodstream Infection Rates
Study finds hospitals that adopt new procedures reap sizable improvements, savings
Diabetes Care Compromised for Hispanics With Limited English
Studies find poor doctor-patient communication hampers medication use, proper glucose control
ACA Has Increased Coverage, Access for Chronically Ill Patients
However, nearly one in seven of those with a chronic disease still lack coverage
Decreased Physical Activity Common After Cancer Diagnosis
But researchers say physical activity can improve odds of recovery and survival
Many Partners of Young Breast Cancer Patients Suffer Anxiety
Anxiety is common even several years later, researchers find
Intervention Reduces Fear of Recurrence in Breast CA Survivors
Attention and Interpretation Modification for Fear of Breast Cancer Recurrence improves health worries
QI Initiative Cuts Health Care Use in Children With Epilepsy
Reduction in emergency department visits, inpatient hospitalizations, health care claims paid
Age Modifies Impact of Resting Heart Rate on Death, CV Events
Significant link for higher RHR with all-cause mortality, cardiovascular events in those ≥60 years
Exenatide, Pioglitazone Effective for Poorly Controlled T2DM
Findings in patients with long-standing poorly controlled type 2 diabetes on metformin, sulfonylurea
