Americans Borrowed $88 Billion in Past Year to Pay for Health Care
Many do not seek treatment for health issues due to cost or reduce spending to pay for health care
March 2019 Briefing – Pulmonology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pulmonology for March 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Nasopharyngeal Microbiota Could Help Diagnose Pediatric LRTIs
Research suggests nasopharyngeal microbiota can be valid proxy for lower respiratory tract microbiota
Doctors Unclear on Legal Obligations in Caring for Patients With Disability
Doctors report having little formal training, have incorrect understanding of care for patients with disability
Discharge, Interhospital Transfer Varies With Insurance Status
Uninsured patients more likely to be discharged, transferred versus privately insured patients
Dietary Fatty Acid Intake Linked to Pediatric Asthma Morbidity
Omega fatty acid intake also modifies effect of indoor PM exposure on respiratory symptoms
Perception of E-Cigarettes as More Harmful Than Cigarettes Increased
Increase observed in proportion who see e-cigarettes to be as harmful as, more harmful than cigarettes
Doctors With Malpractice Claims More Likely to Leave Medicine
Physicians with five or more malpractice claims more than twice as likely to go into solo practice
Blindfolding Leader Improves Pediatric Resuscitation Training
After five simulations, improvement in leadership skills was twice as high in blindfold group as in control group
Radiomic Features May Predict Response to Chemo in NSCLC
Peritumoral, intratumoral radiomic features on baseline CT scans may predict chemo response
