IMGs fill gaps in primary care physician shortage areas.(Practice
Trends)(International medical graduates)(Survey)
ARLINGTON, VA. -- International medical graduates have become an
integral part of providing medical care in federally designated
physician shortage areas.
"Compared to U.S.-trained physicians, . . .
Primary care shortage data reveal some surprises.(Practice
Trends)
CRYSTAL CITY, VA. -- Suppose the federal government has designated
your part of the state as a physician shortage area, but charges
haven't gone up and you still have lots of openings for . . .
Primary care for older patients will get scarcer.(Practice
Trends)
CRYSTAL CITY, VA. -- The shortage of primary care physicians
schooled in caring for elderly patients will continue to worsen,
according to an analysis of federal physician data.
"Our nation is . . .
Oregon reviews 10 years of 'Death With
Dignity'.(Practice Trends)
PHILADELPHIA -- While physicians in much of the United States
struggle with issues surrounding end-of-life care, those in Oregon may
help their terminally ill patients end their lives because of . . .
States boosting SCHIP despite budget woes and bush
vetoes.(Practice Trends)(State Children's Health Insurance
Program)
Even though the Bush administration has made it nearly impossible
to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and the
economic downturn has put a squeeze on Medicaid budgets, many . . .
Policy & Practice.
Part D premiums for 2009
Medicare beneficiaries can expect to pay an average of about $28
per month for standard Part D prescription drug coverage next year. The
estimates from the Centers for . . .
Vitamin D deficiency after gastric bypass predicted by preop
levels.(Gastroenterology)(preoperative)(Clinical report)
SAN DIEGO -- Several preoperative factors--a longer bypass limb
length, low vitamin D levels, and African American ethnicity--were
significant predictors of postoperative vitamin D deficiency in a . . .
Pouch emptying after bypass may predict weight
loss.(Gastroenterology)
PHILADELPHIA -- Patients with slow or no gastric pouch emptying on
an upper GI study 1 day after undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric
bypass may have less weight loss at 1 year than would . . .
Sleeve gastrectomy may trump gastric banding in the short
term.(Gastroenterology)(Brief article)
PHILADELPHIA -- Morbidly obese patients who undergo laparoscopic
sleeve gastrectomy may lose significantly more weight in a shorter time
period than those who undergo laparoscopic adjustable . . .
Bariatric surgery has advantages in
disabled.(Gastroenterology)
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. -- Disabled Medicare patients who undergo
bariatric surgery may have higher operative mortality and a greater rate
of complications than those outside of the federal program, . . .
Evaluating new ICU fever.(THE EFFECTIVE PHYSICIAN)(Intensive care
units)
Background
Managing critically ill adults is a complex and resource-intensive
undertaking. The American College of Critical Care Medicine and the
Infectious Diseases Society of America recently . . .
Skin infections from community MRSA rising.(Infectious
Diseases)(methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Community-associated methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus--almost unheard of 10 years ago--has become the
single biggest cause of skin infections in the United States, Dr. . . .
Multicentric castleman's disease increasing in
HIV.(Infectious Diseases)(Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
CHICAGO -- The incidence of multicentric Castleman's disease
is increasing among patients with human immunodeficiency virus,
including those who have access to highly active antiretroviral . . .
Kaposi's incidence shows rapid rise and fall over 3
decades.(Infectious Diseases)
KYOTO, JAPAN -- The incidence of Kaposi's sarcoma among
American men jumped more than 30-fold in the 1980s with the AIDS
epidemic, peaked around 1991, and then declined rapidly in concert with
the . . .
Risky sex behaviors in HIV-positive adults studied.(Infectious
Diseases)(Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
MEXICO CITY -- About one-third of HIV-positive adults have recently
engaged in sexual behavior that could put others at risk for infection,
but the factors associated with such behavior differ for . . .
Less a-fib seen with statins in postmenopausal
women.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(Clinical report)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Postmenopausal women with coronary heart disease
were less likely to develop atrial fibrillation if they were taking
statins, a secondary analysis of data on 2,673 patients found.
. . .
A-fib affects quality of life of patient and spouse
equally.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(atrial fibrillation)(Survey)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Atrial fibrillation affects the quality of life of
both patients and their spouses in equal measure, a survey of 264
patients and 94 spouses suggests.
"When you're educating . . .
Atherectomy for limb ischemia has good results.(Cardiovascular
Medicine)
NEW YORK -- The largest and longest study to date of the Silverhawk
percutaneous excisional atherectomy device showed that it is "an
essential tool" for surgeons treating patients with . . .
Extra ICD shocks may be harmful to health.(Cardiovascular
Medicine)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Inappropriate shocks from implantable cardioverter
defibrillators are common and may cause harm, a review of the literature
suggests.
"There are not a great deal of data that . . .
Ergogenic agents offer few benefits and plenty of risks.(Sports
Medicine)
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- When it comes to improving performance in young
athletes, the tried and true approaches--such as a balanced diet and
adequate training--trump the energy drinks, supplements, and . . .
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