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Most patients willing to donate eyes for research, but few do

Far more people are willing to donate their eyes to research than actually are registered to donate, according to a study led by a Michigan State University student.

15 Jul 2013

Research roundup: Prevention task force PSA testing recommendations often ignored; Medicaid expansion for minorities; ER and aging population

The authors examined how the growing number of elderly Americans would affect the large and increasing part of non-catastrophic outpatient care. Using Census Bureau and nationally representative survey data, researchers quantified the number of ED visits that would occur if the demographic structure of the U.S. population changed, but everything else remained the same. "We observed that it is actually infants and young adults, not the elderly, who account for the largest number of ED visits," the authors write, and conclude: However, the data do predict increases in visit lengths and the likelihood of hospitalization.

12 Jul 2013

First Edition: July 12, 2013

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including articles on data tracking of doctors and comparing the rollout of the Medicare Part D drug plans to implementation of the federal health law.

12 Jul 2013

Viewpoints: 'Implosion' of the ACA; Administration 'spin machine'; Republicans on 'search-and-destroy' mission

July 3 was the quiet afternoon that a deputy assistant Treasury secretary for tax policy announced in a blog post that the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate would be delayed one year. Something about the "complexity of the requirements." ... Even if you are a liberal and support the goals of the Affordable Care Act, there has to be an emerging sense that maybe the law's theorists missed a signal from life outside the castle walls. While they troweled brick after brick into a 2,000-page law, the rest of the world was reshaping itself into smaller, more nimble units whose defining metaphor is the 140-character Twitter message (Daniel Henninger, 7/10).

12 Jul 2013

State highlights: N.Y. expects $20M savings with psychiatric care overhaul; $4M settlement in Mich. over heart procedures

New York plans to overhaul its psychiatric services over the next four years by consolidating 24 inpatient hospitals into 15 regional centers and establishing two dozen outpatient hubs. The plan released to The Associated Press by the Office of Mental Health on Wednesday begins in 2014 and is expected to save $20 million the first year (7/10).

12 Jul 2013

Semi-quantitative pregnancy tests: an interview with Dr. Paul Blumenthal, Stanford University School of Medicine

Regular pregnancy tests work a little bit like a simple light switch that you have on your wall. It’s either on or off. When it’s on, that means the test is positive; if it’s off, obviously, it’s negative.

12 Jul 2013

Weekend reading: Doctors who decide, death desires, and decisions

On the last week of April earlier this year, a small committee of doctors met quietly in a midsized ballroom at the Renaissance Hotel in Chicago. There was an anesthesiologist, an ophthalmologist, a radiologist, and so on - thirty-one in all, each representing their own medical specialty society, each a heavy hitter in his or her own field.

12 Jul 2013

3D-printed airway splint saves life of infant born with severe tracheobronchomalacia

Half a millennium after Johannes Gutenberg printed the bible, researchers printed a 3D splint that saved the life of an infant born with severe tracheobronchomalacia, a birth defect that causes the airway to collapse.

12 Jul 2013

House Republicans promise new efforts to fight health law’s individual mandate

Speaker John Boehner vows to hold a vote this month to remove the requirement that Americans get insurance, and some in the GOP suggest they could attach the effort to bills raising the U.S. debt limit.

11 Jul 2013

Medicare to propose new doctor payment for managing multiple chronic conditions

Medicare is proposing paying doctors for managing Medicare patients with multiple chronic conditions starting in 2015. In the meantime, a Medicare plan to deny an Eli Lily diagnostic test to patients unless they are enrolled in a clinical trial is decried by some Alzheimer's treatment advocates.

11 Jul 2013

Texas House lawmakers give initial approval to abortion restrictions

Following a dramatic, last-minute Democratic filibuster late last week, Texas House lawmakers in a special session Tuesday tentatively approved controversial abortion restrictions after more contentious debate.

11 Jul 2013

Immunization in developing countries: an interview with Dr. Jos Vandelaer, Chief of Immunization for UNICEF

Overall, worldwide, immunization programs reach around 83% of all children – this is an enormous achievement. With this level of immunization coverage, we prevent over 2 million deaths, year after year. This statistic is often forgotten or taken for granted.

11 Jul 2013

FDA issues warning on blood pressure drug, olmesartan medoxomil

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulators have issued a warning on the blood pressure drug known generically as olmesartan medoxomil. The drug can cause intestinal problems known as spruelike enteropathy, which has side effects including severe, chronic diarrhea and substantial weight loss, sometimes requiring hospitalization.

11 Jul 2013

Research points the importance of health services administered to farmworkers by trusted institutions

Migrant workers are more likely to receive medical care from community health centers in partnership with faith-based organizations, a new study shows, because fear of deportation is lower than they might face at other medical facilities.

11 Jul 2013

NPS MedicineWise calls on every Australian to fight against antibiotic resistance

In light of a paper released by the Office of the Chief Scientist today, NPS MedicineWise is calling on every Australian to do their part in the fight against antibiotic resistance in our community.

11 Jul 2013

Many pediatricians underuse interpreters to improve care of children, families with limited English

U.S. pediatricians are not using trained language interpreters as often as they should, despite evidence that such services are vital to improving the care of children and families with limited English, according to findings from research conducted jointly by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

11 Jul 2013

IDSA and ASM collaborate to guide the best use of lab tests for diagnosis of infectious diseases

A new guide developed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) will help physicians appropriately and accurately use laboratory tests for the diagnosis of infectious diseases. Laboratory test results drive approximately two-thirds of physicians' medical decisions.

11 Jul 2013

First Edition: July 10, 2013

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including articles about House Republican plans to seek a delay in the health law's requirement that nearly all Americans get health insurance.

10 Jul 2013

Consider these tips to make the most of your doctor's visit

You wake up and wrestle your day like it's an Olympic event, accomplishing more in the first nine minutes than the rest of the world will in the first hour, as they groggily hit the snooze button. With your precise approach to life, you tackle every project with equal parts preparation, organization and gusto. You aim for perfection.

10 Jul 2013

With health marketplace shift, doctors weigh changes in intern hours, role with patients, payment models

Many changes in the way America's doctors deliver care are challenging long-held notions of how health care functions for patients.

10 Jul 2013

Doctor News and Research

Most patients willing to donate eyes for research, but few do

Research roundup: Prevention task force PSA testing recommendations often ignored; Medicaid expansion for minorities; ER and aging population

First Edition: July 12, 2013

Viewpoints: 'Implosion' of the ACA; Administration 'spin machine'; Republicans on 'search-and-destroy' mission

State highlights: N.Y. expects $20M savings with psychiatric care overhaul; $4M settlement in Mich. over heart procedures

Semi-quantitative pregnancy tests: an interview with Dr. Paul Blumenthal, Stanford University School of Medicine

Weekend reading: Doctors who decide, death desires, and decisions

3D-printed airway splint saves life of infant born with severe tracheobronchomalacia

House Republicans promise new efforts to fight health law’s individual mandate

Medicare to propose new doctor payment for managing multiple chronic conditions

Texas House lawmakers give initial approval to abortion restrictions

Immunization in developing countries: an interview with Dr. Jos Vandelaer, Chief of Immunization for UNICEF

FDA issues warning on blood pressure drug, olmesartan medoxomil

Research points the importance of health services administered to farmworkers by trusted institutions

NPS MedicineWise calls on every Australian to fight against antibiotic resistance

Many pediatricians underuse interpreters to improve care of children, families with limited English

IDSA and ASM collaborate to guide the best use of lab tests for diagnosis of infectious diseases

First Edition: July 10, 2013

Consider these tips to make the most of your doctor's visit

With health marketplace shift, doctors weigh changes in intern hours, role with patients, payment models

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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