APCs, Doctors Order Low-Value Services With Similar Frequency
Similar frequency for antibiotics, CT and MRI, radiography, and referrals
CDC: Alternative Medicine a Booming Business in U.S.
More than $30 billion paid out-of-pocket for acupuncture, yoga, chiropractic care, supplements
Use of Patient Navigators Improves Cancer Screening Rates
Navigators particularly helpful for low-income and ethnic minority patients
Risk of Cardiovascular Events Up in Black Patients With A-Fib
Black patients twice as likely to suffer stroke, heart failure, death as whites with atrial fibrillation
Three-Drug Tx Ups Survival in Light-Chain Amyloidosis
Bortezomib, dexamethasone, alkylating agent treatment ups survival for patients with heart failure
Persistent High Spending Common in Year Before Death
Overall, 48.7 percent of older Medicare beneficiaries who died in 2012 had persistent high spending
Too Many A-Fib Patients Taking Aspirin Instead of Anticoagulant
Anticoagulants -- not aspirin -- dramatically cut the risk of stroke, researchers say
Sleep Apnea Could Worsen Cognitive Deficits in MS Patients
Link found between severity of sleep apnea and performance on attention, memory tests
Tips Provided for Leveraging Social Media
Kevin Pho of KevinMD shares insights into social media use in health care
Surgery Tied to Longer Survival for Lung Cancer Patients
Too few may be getting procedure, research suggests
