Articles Tagged With:
-
Surprising Number of ED Cases End Up Settled
Even if standard of care was met, many factors, including the EP’s emotions, come into play.
-
Hospital Mergers Usher in Changes for Healthcare Providers
ED staff would be affected more than other medical staff by institutional changes that result from a merger and acquisition.
-
Hepatitis C Infection for Primary Care Providers
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) can cause both acute and chronic hepatitis. Most people are asymptomatic, but for the majority of patients who become infected with hepatitis C, it becomes a long-term, chronic infection. The best way to prevent hepatitis C is by avoiding behaviors that can spread the disease, especially injection drug use, as there is no vaccine for HCV. With the forefront of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) agents, people can now be cured from HCV infection.
-
Physical Activity, Exercise, Strength, Aging, and the Pelvic Floor
While exploring broad themes of exercise and obesity, this special feature will focus on physical activity in relationship to the pelvic floor.
-
Marijuana Use and Pregnancy
Marijuana use in pregnancy increased 62% from 2002 to 2014, especially among women 18-25 years of age.
-
Laborists: How Will It Affect Care?
A recent study has shown a decrease in rates of induction, cesarean section, and preterm birth in hospitals after instituting a laborist model, compared with matched-control hospitals using the traditional model.
-
Who Needs an Endometrial Biopsy?
In this retrospective cohort study of premenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding, obesity, as opposed to age, was the most significant predictor of complex hyperplasia or cancer on endometrial biopsy.
-
Did You Remember to Take Your Hormone Replacement? The Treatment May Not Help
Women randomized to receive postmenopausal oral estradiol therapy did not show improved memory, executive function, or global cognition, and timing of initiation of hormonal treatment did not affect the outcome.
-
Rigorous Report Details Health Benefits, Drawbacks of Marijuana Use
It’s considered one of the most comprehensive studies on the subject.
-
Major Culture Shift Improves Quality and Safety
Quality improvement leaders at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg, ID, faced a problem familiar to their counterparts at hospitals across the country: They would identify opportunities for improvement and find evidence-based solutions, but the effort would fall flat because there was no buy-in from others.