APA: Americans Believe Tx Not Punishment Best for Opioid Crisis
Poll finds 58 percent for prioritizing access to treatment; 26 percent for more punishment
Nine of Ten Practices Surveyed Have Dismissed Patients
Reasons include inappropriate behavior toward staff, violation of Rx policies, repeatedly missed appointments
Patients Often Prescribed Futile Drugs in Last Months of Life
Researchers find many still prescribed long-term disease-preventing medications
Substantial Variation in Opioid Rx for Minor Injuries Across U.S.
Laws limiting new opioid prescriptions to no more than a five-day supply could be beneficial
FDA Approves Actemra to Treat Giant Cell Arteritis
New indication provides the first FDA-approved therapy specific to this type of vasculitis
Tips Provided to Help Physicians Plan for Retirement
Strategies to save for retirement should be adapted through different stages of physicians' careers
CDC: Slowing of Decline in Number of Uninsured Adults
Uninsured rate was 9 percent in 2016, compared with 9.1 percent in 2015
Treatment in Hospital by Older Doctors Tied to Higher Mortality
Older patients' hospital survival slightly higher when physician is younger, researchers say
No Evidence Steroids Benefit Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis
Noticeable cartilage loss detected in patients treated with injections over two years, researchers say
Plan Suggested for Reducing Health Care Costs
Nine-point plan includes streamlining in billing, reduction in high facility fees, reducing drug costs
