Physical inactivity and high body mass index are linked to an increased risk of chronic pain in the low back and neck, according to a report by the American Journal of Epidemiology.
The Latest
The drug idebenone improved the vision and perception of color in patients with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, which leads to loss of sight in both eyes, according to a report in Brain.
With lap-band surgery failing to induce weight loss in a growing number of patients, a Dallas bariatric surgeon said he has been successfully using gastric sleeve revision surgery for them, according to a report by San Francisco Chronicle.
Two co-owners and operators of pharmacies in Brooklyn, N.Y., have been arrested on healthcare fraud charges for their alleged participation in a $3 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Luba Balyasny…
CMS has issued updates to ICD-9-CM codes, which includes the addition of new codes and revision of existing codes.
A former worker from New York’s Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has admitted to embezzling more than $1.5 million by ordering, stealing and reselling printer toner. Read more at Becker’s Hospital Review.
The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians has announced the appointment of Standiford Helm II, MD, as president.
The Commonwealth Fund has updated its hospital compare website, WhyNotTheBest.org, with information on central line-associated bloodstream infections and county-level data on hospital quality. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on WhyNotTheBest.org.
The VA National Center for Patient Safety has developed a free, downloadable moderate sedation study aid poster based upon work done at the Durham VAMC Patient Safety Center of Inquiry.
The National Quality Forum, with support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, has identified 30 safe practices that can reduce or prevent adverse events and medical errors.