News Author: Jennie Smith Publish date: September 22, 2015
Medicare payments to hospitals for bariatric operations varied by nearly $2,000 per episode of care, mostly because of cost differences incurred in th...
News Author: Jennie Smith Publish date: September 20, 2015
At 4 years post exposure to silica dust, nearly all men who formerly worked sandblasting denim in textile factories developed silicosis.
News Author: Jennie Smith Publish date: September 20, 2015
Hospitalization appeared to be the primary driver of excess costs in COPD patients.
News Author: Jennie Smith Publish date: September 15, 2015
News Author: Jennie Smith Publish date: September 3, 2015
A population-based cohort study found that patients with psoriasis are at increased risk of arrhythmia, with the risk even greater for younger patient...
News Author: Jennie Smith Publish date: September 3, 2015
Key clinical point: Patients with psoriasis are at an increased risk of developing arrhythmias compared to those without psoriasis.
Major finding:...
News Author: Jennie Smith Publish date: August 14, 2015
Key clinical point: Nurses’ exposure to more nonactionable pediatric alarms was found to be correlated with significantly slower response ti...
News Author: Jennie Smith Publish date: August 14, 2015
Key clinical point: About 1% of children presenting to a hospital with community-acquired pneumonia had Staphylococcus aureus infections, which do...
News Author: Jennie Smith Publish date: August 12, 2015
Key clinical point:With proper protocols, community hospitals can safely offer continuous albuterol in pediatric wards instead of mandating transf...
News Author: Jennie Smith Publish date: August 9, 2015
Key clinical point: Blood cultures reveal little evidence of bacteremia in children with uncomplicated SSTIs, even children not previously treated...
News Author: Jennie Smith Publish date: August 9, 2015
Key clinical point: Blood cultures reveal little evidence of bacteremia in children with uncomplicated SSTIs, even children not previously treated...
News Author: Jennie Smith Publish date: August 4, 2015
Key clinical point: Use of nebulized hypertonic saline shortens hospital length of stay modestly in pediatric patients with bronchiolitis.
News Author: Jennie Smith Publish date: July 15, 2015
Findings from a small proof-of-concept trial suggest that a product designed to change gut microbial composition may improve fasting glucose and reduc...
News Author: Jennie Smith Publish date: July 15, 2015
Key clinical point: Patients prescribed naproxen sodium for low back pain at the emergency department had functional and pain scores similar to th...
News Author: Jennie Smith Publish date: July 11, 2015
Liraglutide shrank epicardial fat by 42% in 6 months in patients with type 2 diabetes.
