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Most patients are using online reviews as a first step to finding a new doctor

Proactive Approach Encouraged for Online Patient Reviews

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Most patients use online reviews as first step to find new doctor; form an opinion from one to six reviews
Excessive sitting

Sedentary Time a ‘Potent Risk Factor’ for Mobility Loss

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And increased TV time significantly associated with mobility disability at all levels of physical activity
For patients with chronic venous leg ulcers

Platelet-Rich Plasma Effective for Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers

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Highly significant improvement in ulcer size after PRP treatment compared with conventional therapy
A Florida stem cell clinic has received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about what the agency describes as serious problems that could pose health risks to patients.

FDA Cites ‘Significant Deviations’ at Florida Stem Cell Clinic

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Agency concerned about 'significant deviations from current good manufacturing practice requirements'
In healthy

Thoracic Kyphosis Not Tied to Physical Function

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Findings based on follow-up from the Framingham Heart Study
Bicyclist deaths on U.S. roadways are up significantly

Cycling Crash Deaths Rising in the United States

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Fatal crashes jumped 12 percent in 2015, according to government report
Patients with hip fracture have an increased risk of myocardial infarction and stroke

Increased Risk of MI, Stroke for Patients With Hip Fracture

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30-day cumulative incidence substantially higher than among general population
Early surgery for isolated supraspinatus repairs leads to considerable improvement in clinical and radiographic outcomes at 10 years

Early Rotator Cuff Surgery Offers Good Long-Term Outcomes

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But preoperative fatty infiltration and postoperative retear show significantly detrimental effect
Greater focus is needed on correct identification processes in order to prevent wrong-patient medication administration incidents

Nurse-, System-Related Factors Analyzed in Wrong-Patient Events

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In 77 percent of wrong-patient incident reports, the process of identifying the patients was not described
Major depressive disorder

Depression, Anxiety May Affect Bone Metabolism in Older Teens

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MDD, GAD linked to increasing bone mass; in females SSRI use linked to increasing bone mass