Previous studies have indicated that physicians often practice “defensive medicine,” ordering medical tests or scans for patients even though they know that these tests or scans probably won’t provide any clinically useful information.
A recent report suggests that the rush to move to EHRs may result in inadequate EHR software, according to a white paper published by the AC Group, a Texas-based health information technology research and consulting firm.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has shut down public access to its National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB).
Physicians who regularly order diagnostic tests for their patients may be at an increased risk of medical malpractice suits, according to a recent study.
Combined external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) with a brachytherapy boost plus androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is associated with excellent disease-free survival among men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer (PCa), researchers reported.
Non-muscle-invasive bladder tumors 15 mm or less in diameter are associated with a lower risk of recurrence after surgical treatment compared with larger tumors, according to researchers.
High intake of dietary fiber is associated with decreased inflammation and all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to researchers.
Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is more effective than azathioprine as maintenance therapy for patients with active lupus nephritis (LN) who responded to induction therapy, researchers reported.
Initiation of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer (PCa) is declining and patterns of use are changing, according to recently published data from a Canadian study.
ORLANDO—Vitamin D supplementation may reduce blood pressure (BP) in African-American patients with hypertension in a dose-dependent manner, regardless of the intensity of antihypertensive treatment, researchers announced at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2011.
