The incidence of colorectal cancer among the target population of older Americans declined from 2003-2007, especially in states with higher screening rates, according to a release from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Research findings from Lifespan health system in Providence, R.I., showed that a molecular method detects significantly more patients with positive cases of C. diff than other methods, according to a health system news release.
Research findings suggest approximately 40 percent of patient days of fluoroquinolone antibiotics are unnecessary, according to a study published in BMJ Infectious Diseases.
Research findings suggest that critical access hospitals, compared to their counterparts, featured fewer clinical capabilities and worse performance on quality measures, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Advocates and policy experts say state health insurance exchanges are not being set up fast enough to meet the 2014 deadline set by the healthcare reform law, according to a The Hill report.
Stephen P. Long, MD, associate professor of anesthesiology at Virginia Commonwealth University, has been appointed to the governing board of the University of Virginia.
Former medical laboratory executives have filed a lawsuit against Quest Diagnostics, accusing the Madison, N.J.-based company of overcharging the federal government by more than $1 billion, according to a news release from Fair Laboratory Practices Associates. FLPA filed the suit…
Epidural catheters can be removed safely despite international normalized ratios higher than 1.4 during the initiation of warfarin therapy, according to a study reported in Anesthesiology News.
Gay couples who decide to marry and benefit in New York will also benefit from the ability to add a spouse to an employer's health plan, according to a New York Times report.
Nevada workers are foregoing coverage as employers choose to pay a smaller percentage of their workers' health insurance premiums, according to a Las Vegas Review-Journal report.