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1. ADHD Diagnoses Up Sharply. The rates of childhood attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis has increased by nearly 25% over the past decade.
2. New HIPAA Rules Fortify Patient Privacy. Addressing 15 years of digital advances in health record information, the Department of Health and Human Services released stronger rules and protections governing patient privacy.
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1. Weight Stays Off Long Term After Bariatric Surgery. Obese patients maintained about 50% excess weight loss for as long as 15 years after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, (LAGB).
2. Obama Take 2: Tobacco, Obesity Key in Second Term. The second term of an Obama administration will be marked for implementing key provisions of the Affordable Care ...
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1. Checklists May Improve 'Crisis' Care in the OR. Using a checklist helped assure compliance with processes set up to handle a crisis situation -- such as a cardiac arrest or massive hemorrhage -- in the operating room.
2. Smartphone Apps Not Reliable for Melanoma Dx. Four smartphone applications that purport to distinguish between benign lesions and ...
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1. Mental Health Big Player in Obama's Gun Plan. Mental health issues were in the spotlight Wednesday in the executive orders President Obama signed and proposals he issued for Congress, all aimed at curbing violent gun deaths.
2. New Hour Rules Not Necessarily Helping Interns. New duty hour regulations meant to limit fatigue and promote patient safety ...
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1. Groups Want Delay in Meaningful Use Rules. Some leading medical groups have called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to delay implementation of Stage 3 of meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs), saying providers are still trying to implement Stages 1 and 2.
2. Migraines Hike Women's Risk for Heart Problems. Women who have ...
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1. ICD-10 First of Many Health IT Mandates. With 2013 barely started and the "fiscal cliff" debate barely finished, many doctors are worried about a "cliff" of a different sort that they will be facing a year from now -- one dealing with information technology (IT).
2. Fast Foods Tied to Allergies, Eczema in Kids. ...
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1. Depression After Stroke Boosts Death Risk. Similar to patients with myocardial infarction (MI), depression is associated with worse outcomes in patients with stroke.
2. Doc Shortage May Be Smaller Than Projected. The projected shortage in the nation's primary care physician work force may be overstated, and any that does develop can be eliminated with ...
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1. Synthetic Stool Stymies Stubborn C. Difficile. Fake feces may fight Clostridium difficile infection just as well as the real thing.
2. IUD Eases Severe Menstrual Symptoms. For women presenting to their primary care physicians with menorrhagia, the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (IUS) significantly relieved the effects of heavy menstrual bleeding on daily life.
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1. Sweetened Drinks Hike Depression in Seniors. Older adults who drink sweetened beverages, and artificially sweetened diet drinks in particular, are at increased risk for depression.
2. Acetaminophen Can Ease Infant's Surgical Pain. When very young babies have major surgery, intravenous acetaminophen can reduce the need for morphine.
3. Beta-Blocker May Boost Lung Cancer ...
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1. Flu Season Gains Momentum. The influenza season, which started about a month earlier than usual, is picking up in intensity, according to the CDC's latest FluView report.
2. Retired Athletes at Higher Risk of Brain Deficits. Retired football players appear to be at increased risk for experiencing cognitive deficits and depression as they grow ...
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