Medicare proposes coverage change on short hospital stays
Medicare proposed Wednesday to ease a coverage policy on short hospital stays that has been criticized because it can result in higher costs for seniors.
Jul 1, 2015
Archive: 01/07/2015
New chronic lung disease guidelines over-diagnose older men and under-diagnose younger women
New guidelines for diagnosing chronic lung disease (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD), should be modified because they over-diagnose COPD in older men and under-diagnose COPD in young women.
Jul 1, 2015
End pharmacists' monopoly on selling certain drugs, argues expert
Evidence is lacking that having a category of drugs that can be sold only by pharmacists or under their supervision ("pharmacy medicines") has benefits, writes a pharmacy professor in The BMJ this week.
Jul 1, 2015
Prolific authors raise concerns about industry dominance in diabetes research
Diabetes research is dominated by a small group of prolific authors, raising questions about the imbalance of power and conflict of interests in this field, argue experts in The BMJ this week.
Jul 1, 2015
Diabetes drug helps people lose weight: study
Liraglutide, an injectable diabetes drug that US regulators approved last year for weight loss, helped obese people lose an average of 18 pounds (eight kilograms), a yearlong study said Wednesday.
Jul 1, 2015
Study of gene mutations in aplastic anemia may help optimize treament
Scientists have identified a group of genetic mutations in patients with aplastic anemia, which likely will help doctors optimize treatment for this rare and deadly blood condition. The study, appearing in the New England ...
Jul 1, 2015
First patient ever receives successful transplant after using 50cc Total Artificial Heart
A petite 44-year-old woman has received a successful heart transplant at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, thanks to an experimental Total Artificial Heart designed for smaller patients.
Jul 1, 2015
