Archive: 22/04/2013

Diagnostic errors more common, costly and harmful than treatment mistakes

In reviewing 25 years of U.S. malpractice claim payouts, Johns Hopkins researchers found that diagnostic errors—not surgical mistakes or medication overdoses—accounted for the largest fraction of claims, the most severe ...

Apr 22, 2013

TEDMED: The 'Zombie doctor apocalypse' is here

(HealthDay)—Physicians, wake up! You no longer need to be one of the walking dead. You have the power to create positive change and return to the reason you chose this career in the first place, according to an internist ...

Apr 22, 2013

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TEDMED: Get the joy back into health and wellness

(HealthDay)—Regina Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A., the 18th Surgeon General of the United States, led the stage presentation "Can Joy Be the Key That Unlocks the Puzzle?" at TEDMED 2013, held from April 16 to 19 in Washington, ...

Apr 22, 2013

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TEDMED: Is the obesity crisis a disguise for a deeper problem?

(HealthDay)—Rather than the cause in-and-of-itself, obesity may be a symptom of something far more insidious that is causing obesity-related chronic health concerns, according to a nutrition researcher who presented at ...

Apr 22, 2013

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TEDMED: Patients can become leaders on the health team

(HealthDay)—Identifying and engaging leaders from within a community is critical for creating meaningful change at a community-wide level, according to a leading physician educator who presented at TEDMED 2013, held from ...

Apr 22, 2013

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Teen type 1 diabetes outcomes up with internet interventions

(HealthDay)—Internet-based psycho-educational programs are beneficial for young patients with type 1 diabetes as they transition into adolescence, according to a study published online April 11 in Diabetes Care.

Apr 22, 2013

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One-year survival up for critical congenital heart defects

(HealthDay)—For infants with critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs), one-year survival has improved over time, with an increased risk of mortality associated with earlier diagnosis, low birth weight, and maternal age, ...

Apr 22, 2013

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Kids more likely to pick up warts at home, not public spaces

(HealthDay)—Contrary to conventional wisdom, a new Dutch study has found that the most likely way children get infected with the virus that causes warts is from close contact with family members or classmates, rather than ...

Apr 22, 2013

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US supreme court rejects challenge to new cigarette labeling

(HealthDay News) —The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a tobacco industry challenge to a controversial 2009 federal law that mandates graphic warning labels on cigarettes. The high court refused to hear the case, essentially ...

Apr 22, 2013

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Scientists advance understanding of human brown adipose tissue and grow new cells (w/ Video)

Joslin scientists report significant findings about the location, genetic expression and function of human brown adipose tissue (BAT) and the generation of new BAT cells. These findings, which appear in the April 2013 issue ...

Apr 22, 2013

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