Poll: Americans Want Health Care Costs Kept in Check
Suggestions include price controls on drugs, hospitals, and doctors
Significant Variation in Tx Costs for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
Large cost variation over 12 years of follow-up due to equipment, visits
ACP Joins Amicus Curiae Brief to Supreme Court
Brief urges Supreme Court to uphold considerations of race, ethnicity in med school application process
Bariatric Surgery Found to Reduce Future Health Care Costs
Patients, especially those with diabetes, found to spend far less on care after procedure
No Evidence for Stopping Antidepressants Before Plastic Sx
Meta-analysis examines risks of bleeding, breast cancer, breast cancer recurrence, breast enlargement
HIV Does Not Worsen Outcomes of Liver Transplant in HCC
For patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing transplant, HIV doesn't worsen prognosis
Prescription Medication Use on the Rise in the United States
Many adults take five or more medications, often for preventable ills
Endovascular Tx Beats tPA Alone for Stroke Patients
Patients who had procedure were more likely to have functional independence after 90 days
AMA: 6 Steps to Help Ensure Patients Get Preventive Care
Panel management helps physicians provide preventive and chronic care to all patients
Doctors Should Consider Financial Factors Before Career Change
Issues to consider include cost of career change, ability to use Internet to monetize skills