Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes rates are climbing among America's youth, according to MedPage Today.
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Orthopedic surgeons have the fifth-highest wait times of any specialty physician group, with an average wait time of 21 minutes—and the longer the wait time, the greater the decrease in patient satisfaction, according to a 2017 report.1
Failing to adhere to patient safety protocols can have severe consequences for patients.
Twenty-one legislators sent a letter to the Trump administration asking officials to appropriate $300 million to fight infectious disease outbreaks, according to Morning Consult.
Physicians in certain practice settings may be more prone to prescribe unnecessary tests or referrals, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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The number of hospital admissions per ASC admissions fell in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016 compared to the first quarter, according to according to ASC Quality Collaboration data.
Diabetes continues to plague many Americans with providers diagnosing more patients with prediabetes or diabetes every year.
With 690,000 nurses expected to leave the workforce by 2024, immigrant nurses may prove essential in filling this gap, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna is withdrawing its individual health insurance plans from Iowa's ACA exchange in 2018, according to Bloomberg.
Rapidly increasing antibiotic resistance worries researchers spanning the globe as antibiotic-resistant infections impact millions of people every year, according to CDC data.