Congress passes bill to stop cut to Medicare docs
With just hours to spare, Congress has stepped in to prevent doctors who treat Medicare patients from being hit with a 24 percent cut in their payments from the government.
Apr 1, 2014
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Archive: 01/04/2014
Study looks at why vitamin D deficiency diagnoses surged
New research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center suggests that physicians are ordering vitamin D deficiency screening tests for preventive care purposes rather than after patients develop conditions caused by decreased ...
Apr 1, 2014
Neuromonitoring with pulse-train stimulation for implantation of thoracic pedicle screws
Researchers from Syracuse, New York, report a new, highly accurate, neuromonitoring method that can be used during thoracic spine surgery to prevent malpositioning of pedicle screws such that they enter the spinal canal and ...
Apr 1, 2014
Digital mammography reduces recall and biopsy rates
Population-based screening with full-field digital mammography (FFDM) is associated with lower recall and biopsy rates than screen film mammography (SFM), suggesting that FFDM may reduce the number of diagnostic workups and ...
Apr 1, 2014
