Off-Label Use of Metformin Common in U.S. Adolescents
Analyses of three databases show use for metabolic syndrome, PCOS, and obesity
Mayo Clinic Has Established Model to Help Battle Burnout
Model considers three factors that physicians need: choice, social connectedness, and excellence
E-Consultations Can Improve Access to, Timeliness of Care
Median days to a review for an e-consultation was five days, versus 24 days for traditional visit
Early-Term Delivery May Not Up Adverse Neonatal Outcomes
Those delivered after elective induction at 37 to 38 weeks don't have increased sepsis, NICU admission
Few Care Management Processes Used for Depression
Primary care practices use less than one care management process for depression, on average
Antihyperglycemic Medication Prescribing Trends Are Changing
Decrease in glyburide and thiazolidinedione Rx; increase in gliclazide, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor
Preventive Mastectomies Triple for U.S. Women Over Past Decade
Patients increasingly opt to have the healthy breast removed, despite limited benefit
Guidance Offered for Negotiating Higher Rates From Payers
Compiling the information needed to approach insurance companies is time consuming
Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Risk Up in Obese Women on OCPs
Better counseling of obese women needed, including consideration of non-hormonal contraceptives
Triple-Handed Approach Eases Palpation of Ticklish Patients
Approach successful for ticklish adults undergoing palpation of lymph-node basins
