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Gut Check — Mindfulness in the Setting of Ulcerative Colitis
Disappointing results from this double-blind, time-/attention-controlled study would cast doubt on the potential benefits of mindfulness-based stress reduction for people with moderately severe ulcerative colitis were it not for the presence of significant shortcomings in study methodology. -
Do Multivitamin-mineral Supplements Protect Against CVD Mortality?
An association was found between decreased death from cardiovascular disease and U.S. women’s use of multivitamin-mineral supplements when taken for at least 3 years. A similar association was not found for men, nor for either gender after use of multivitamins without minerals. -
Energy Medicine: Is There Evidence?
Despite insufficient evidence to support clinical guidelines, the safety and accessibility of energy therapies make them viable options as adjunct treatments.
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Failure to treat bacterial infection from routine injection results in $2.3M verdict
Physicians and healthcare providers must recognize that HAIs are common, and when they are treating a patient who recently has received healthcare services or undergone a procedure involving an injection, extra precautions should be taken to rule out the possibility of an infection.
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Alternating Morphology Every-other-beat
Interpretation: The underlying rhythm in this simultaneously recorded 3-lead tracing is a narrow-complex tachycardia.
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Jury awards verdict of $5.2 million after diagnosis error and above-the-knee amputation
‘High-low’ agreement reduces verdict to $1.5 million
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The Quandry Over Preventing Delerium in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
A significantly higher incidence of delirium was found in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
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Manual helps to improve medication reconciliation
Unintentional medication discrepancies during transitions in care pose a major threat to patient safety, with up to 67% of inpatients having at least one unexplained discrepancy in their prescription medication history at the time of admission, according to the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) in Philadelphia.
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Survey of impact from first year of ACA enrollment
The number of Americans reporting they did not receive needed healthcare because of its cost dropped for the first time since 2003, from 80 million in 2012 to 66 million, according to the just-released 2014 Biennial Health Insurance Survey from The Commonwealth Fund in New York City.
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Malpractice suit filed in Joan Rivers’ death
Melissa Rivers filed a malpractice lawsuit recently against doctors and the clinic where her mother, Joan Rivers, died after a routine medical procedure.