Extreme Exercising Without Training May Trigger Sepsis
Exercise over a prolonged period of time allows endotoxins in the gut to leak into the bloodstream
Medical Identity Theft Incidents Increasing
Increase of 21.7 percent in incidents since last report; theft is costly to consumers
Aggressive Malpractice Environment Ups Hospital LOS
Increased hospitalization charges and length of stay, but no correlation with mortality
Osteoarthritis Care Not Lining Up With Recommendations
Meta-analysis of quality indicator pass rates shows suboptimal care for all treatment domains
Hundreds Arrested Nationwide for Medicare/Medicaid Fraud
Many arrested were alleged to be involved in scams focused on Medicare's drug benefit
FDA Cracks Down on Online Sale of Illegal Medical Products
International effort takes aim at more than 1,050 websites
Caution in Social Media Age: Self-Promotion Can Backfire
Too much self-promotion can offend others, researchers note
MRI Scoring System IDs Metastatic Vertebral Fractures
Novel scoring system has classification accuracy of 96.6 percent in test set
Virtual Credit Card Fees Amount to 3 to 5 Percent of Payments
Physicians often unaware of revenue lost to VCCs; AMA advocating for more transparency
Readmitted Surgery Patients Fare Better at Same Hospital
Patients also did slightly better when original team of doctors treated them on readmission
