Archive: 13/11/2018
More adults using complementary and alternative medicine in England but access is unequal
Use of practitioner-led complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), such as acupuncture, massage, osteopathy and chiropractic treatment, rose from 12 per cent of the population in 2005 to 16 per cent of the population in ...
Nov 13, 2018
Meningitis progress lags substantially behind that of other preventable diseases
The global disease burden of meningitis remains unacceptably high, and progress lags substantially behind that of other vaccine-preventable diseases, warns a new analysis published in The Lancet Neurology.
Nov 13, 2018
Mayo Clinic receives record $200M gift from Michigan donor
A corporate strategist from Michigan has given Mayo Clinic its largest gift ever—$200 million.
Nov 13, 2018
ID specialist input improves outcomes for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy
Before patients receive intravenous (IV) antimicrobial infusion therapy outside of the hospital—whether at home, a doctor's office or a skilled nursing facility—an infectious diseases (ID) specialist should review the ...
Nov 13, 2018
How can hospitals keep doctors positively engaged with their work?
Individual and work-related factors may be helpful in promoting positive engagement with work among hospital physicians, according to a study in the December issue of Medical Care.
Nov 13, 2018