Clinical

Doing More Harm Than Good? Epidemic of Screening Burdens Nation's Older Patients

Dec 20, 2017 at 09:52 pm by Staff

  Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News Elena Altemus is 89 and has dementia. She often forgets her children's names, and sometimes can't recall whether she lives in Maryland o.... Read More

UCF College of Medicine/HCA Consortium Announces New Transitional Year Residency Program

Dec 18, 2017 at 10:56 pm by Staff

A new Transitional Year Residency Program, based at Ocala Regional Medical Center in Ocala, FL has received initial accreditation and is seeking immediate applicants. This p.... Read More

Opioids After Surgery Left Her Addicted. Is That A Medical Error?

Dec 13, 2017 at 10:01 pm by Staff

  Martha Bebinger, WBUR, Kaiser Health News In April this year, Katie Herzog checked into a Boston teaching hospital for what turned out to be a nine-hour-long back sur.... Read More

An Overlooked Epidemic: Older Americans Taking Too Many Unneeded Drugs

Dec 13, 2017 at 08:33 pm by Staff

  Sandra G. Boodman, Kaiser Health News Consider it America's other prescription drug epidemic. For decades, experts have warned that older Americans are taking too ma.... Read More

Fear Compromises The Health, Well-Being Of Immigrant Families, Report Finds

Dec 13, 2017 at 08:20 pm by Staff

  Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News Luis Ramirez has lived in the U.S. without immigration papers for two decades, but he is more worried about deportation now than ever.... Read More

These Annual Checkups Help Seniors Not Only Survive But Thrive

Dec 13, 2017 at 08:13 pm by Staff

  Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News Bea Lipsky shuffled into her wellness coach's office one morning this fall and parked her walker by the wall. Lipsky, 89, had had a.... Read More

Accelerated Trauma Program for Treating Substance Use Disorder

Dec 09, 2017 at 08:10 pm by Staff

By GREGG ARMSTRONG, LMHC, CAP One of Coalition Recovery's new treatment programs focuses on a trauma and cognitive based approach as the center of addiction recovery. It i.... Read More

Stopping Opioid Addiction At One Key Source: The Hospital

Dec 09, 2017 at 07:52 pm by Staff

  Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News It may not be rocket science, but a group of surgeons at the University of Michigan's Michigan Medicine have devised a strategy to.... Read More

Treating The New Hep C Generation On Their Turf

Dec 07, 2017 at 08:20 pm by Staff

  Pauline Bartolone, Kaiser Health News   The Face Of Hepatitis C Is Getting Younger   Once a week, Dr. Diana Sylvestre puts her medical expertise to use.... Read More

AMA Applauds FDA Commissioner Gottlieb on Opioid Treatment Approach

Dec 02, 2017 at 04:07 pm by Staff

Statement attributed to:Patrice A. Harris, MD, MAImmediate Past Chair of the American Medical Association Board of TrusteesChair, AMA Opioid Task Force "The AMA enthusiastica.... Read More

FDA announces approval, CMS proposes coverage of first breakthrough-designated test to detect extensive number of cancer biomarkers

Nov 30, 2017 at 08:36 pm by Staff

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the FoundationOne CDx (F1CDx), the first breakthrough-designated, next generation sequencing (NGS)-based in vitro diagnostic.... Read More

The Ratcheting Price Of The Pneumococcal Vaccine: What Gives?

Nov 30, 2017 at 07:29 pm by Staff

  Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News Every November, like clockwork, she gets the same letter, said Dr. Lindsay Irvin, a pediatrician in San Antonio. It's from the dru.... Read More

Despite ACA Cost Protections, Most Adolescents Skip Regular Checkups

Nov 19, 2017 at 06:26 pm by Staff

  Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News As children move through adolescence, some face health hurdles like obesity, sexually transmitted infections, depression and drug.... Read More

Taking A Page From Pharma's Playbook To Fight The Opioid Crisis

Nov 16, 2017 at 02:02 am by Staff

  Pauline Bartolone, Kaiser Health News Dr. Mary Meengs remembers the days, a couple of decades ago, when pharmaceutical salespeople would drop into her family practice.... Read More

New Policy Furthers AMA's Efforts to Create Medical School of the Future

Nov 15, 2017 at 02:07 pm by Staff

The American Medical Association (AMA) adopted policy during its Interim Meeting this week that builds on its efforts over the past four years to help prepare future physician.... Read More

AMA Adopts Strategy for More Consistent Coverage of New Genetic Tests and Therapeutics

Nov 14, 2017 at 09:21 pm by Staff

To improve patient access to useful new genetic tests and therapeutics that have clinical impact, physicians gathered at the Interim Meeting of the American Medical Associatio.... Read More

Nurse Practitioners Recognized for High-Quality Health Care During National Nurse Practitioner Week

Nov 14, 2017 at 09:08 pm by Staff

With more than 234,000 licensed nurse practitioners (NPs) providing exceptional health care to patients throughout the country, there is much to celebrate during this year's N.... Read More

It's Not "Just" GERD

Nov 10, 2017 at 02:48 am by Staff

By FARID GHARAGOZLOO, MD There has been much discussion around why esophageal cancer has increased by more than 600 percent in the U.S. since 1978. I strongly believe that th.... Read More

Grass-Roots Network Of Doctors Delivers Supplies To Puerto Rico

Nov 09, 2017 at 11:43 am by Staff

Amy Martyn, Kaiser Health News After Hurricane Harvey flooded her city of Houston in August, Dr. Jennifer McQuade planned to donate socks to those affected. Instead, surpris.... Read More

Florida Hospital for Children Partners with Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC to Develop Pediatric Liver Transplant Program

Nov 06, 2017 at 10:21 am by Staff

In order to make lifesaving liver transplants available throughout central and north Florida, Florida Hospital for Children is partnering with Children's Hospital of Pittsburg.... Read More