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An accelerated baccalaureate/doctor of medicine program does not impair the academic performance of medical students

Accelerated MD Program Doesn’t Mar Academic Performance

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Academic performance of students is comparable in accelerated program, conventional MD program
Multiple sclerosis progresses faster in people who continue to smoke compared to smokers who quit after their diagnosis

MS Disease Progression May Be Delayed by Smoking Cessation

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Each additional year of smoking accelerates time to secondary progressive disease by 5 percent
More Americans are getting health insurance as a result of the Affordable Care Act

Management, Treatment of Chronic Disease Up With ACA

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Higher numbers of insured leading to more treatment of hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes
Aerobic land-based exercise may be helpful in treating fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Aerobic Exercise May Cut Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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While positive effects were seen, they were small and not statistically significant at 24 weeks
In a review article published online Sept. 3 in the New England Journal of Medicine

Suggested Response Provided for In-Flight Medical Emergencies

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Article offers tips for physicians providing emergency in-flight medical care
From 2000 to 2010

Total Knee Replacement Procedures Up From 2000 to 2010

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Considerable increase for men, women aged 45 years and older; higher rates for women in 2000, 2010

August 2015 Briefing – Pain Management

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pain Management for August 2015. This roundup includes the...
For patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Multidisciplinary Rehab Tops CBT for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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Significantly more effective for reducing fatigue at 52 weeks versus cognitive behavioral therapy
Use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors in type 2 diabetes is tied to severe joint pain in some patients

FDA Warns of Joint Pain Tied to DPP-4 Inhibitors

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Agency advises users with such symptoms to contact their doctor
The outcome of a recent case regarding the termination of physicians by an insurance company following a dispute over the necessity of medical services provided has serious implications for physicians and their patients

AMA: Ruling Makes It Easier for Insurers to Terminate Doctors

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Court supported insurance company in termination of doctors after dispute over necessity of services