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Variations in antibiotic prescribing of acute rhinosinusitis in united states ambulatory settings

Antibiotics for acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) are prescribed frequently— especially for younger adult patients and in primary care settings—despite recent consensus guidelines that discourage antibiotic use in mild cases, ...

Surgery created May 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Timely reminders boost childhood immunizations rates

New research from the Children's Outcomes Research Program at Children's Hospital Colorado shows that timely reminders by state or local health departments are more effective at increasing immunization rates among preschool ...

Health created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

KRAS and BRAF mutation screening in metastatic colorectal cancer costly in relation to benefits

Researchers report that screening for KRAS and BRAF mutations can reduce the cost of anti-EGFR treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer but with a very small reduction in overall survival according to a new study published ...

Cancer created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Penn Medicine physician offers model for teaching future physicians value-based care

(Medical Xpress)—Despite the national consensus on the need to improve the value of health care while reducing unnecessary spending, teaching hospitals often struggle to design curricula to train future physicians to deliver ...

Other created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study shows high cost of defensive medicine

Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers estimate that U.S. orthopaedic surgeons create approximately $2 billion per year in unnecessary health care costs associated with orthopaedic care due to the practice of defensive ...

Health created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Lower contrast agent dose feasible in 320 row CT angiography

The analysis of 180 CT angiography studies done using a 320 detector row CT scanner found that a contrast media protocol based on 60 milliliters of iopamidol "had sufficient enhancement in more than 96% of coronary segments," ...

Other created Oct 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0