Central Obesity Is Hazardous, Even at a Normal Weight
Research suggests BMI insufficient for assessing health risks
Few Adults With Severe Mental Illness Screened for Diabetes
About 30 percent receive diabetes-specific screening; no form of glucose screening for 31.1 percent
AHA: Gender Disparity in Cardiologists’ Salaries
Gender differences in compensation even after adjustment for measured characteristics
Recent Hospitalization Ups Post-Op Readmission Risk
'Post-hospital syndrome' linked to increased risk of readmission within 30 days of elective hernia repair
ACR: Tai Chi Offers Similar Benefits to PT for Knee OA
WOMAC pain score improvement similar at 12 weeks; pain medication use reduced in both groups
AHA: Infrequent Monitoring for Heart Failure Patients on MRAs
Low monitoring rates in clinical practice in patients initiating mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists
FDA Approves Cotellic for Advanced Melanoma
For patients whose tumors express BRAF V600E or V600K mutations
Self-Managing Anticoagulation May Benefit Heart Valve Patients
Study found self-monitoring was linked to a lower risk of death after five years
AHA: Short, Intense Bouts of Exercise More Beneficial in T2DM
Research suggests brief but harder workouts may provide better blood glucose control
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Nov. 5-9
The 2015 Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology The annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma...
