Episodes of Atrial Tachyarrhythmias Detected by Cardiac Rhythm Devices Appear Benign
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Brief episodes of atrial tachyarrhythmia detected by cardiac rhythm management devices were…
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Cigna Ends Preauthorization Requirement to Treat Opioid Addiction
(Reuters) – Health insurer Cigna Corp. has discontinued its policy of requiring doctors to seek authorization before…
Medicaid Expansion Has Been Good for U.S. Hospitals’ Bottom Line
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hospitals in states that expanded Medicare under the Affordable Care Act have…
Doctors Beat Online Symptom Checkers in Diagnosis Contest
(Reuters Health) – Doctors are much better than symptom-checker programs at reaching a correct diagnosis, though they…
Pulmonary Emboli May Be an Under-Recognized Cause of Syncope
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A study of 560 Italians hospitalized for syncope has found that nearly…
Antibiotic History of Hospital Bed May Increase Risk of Infection
(Reuters Health) – If the previous occupant of a hospital bed received antibiotics, the next patient who…
Survival after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Rises with Increase of PCI Use
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Outcomes following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) associated with ventricular tachycardia (VT) or…
Hospitals’ Antibiotic Use Stable Overall from 2006–2012
(Reuters Health) – Between 2006 and 2012, antibiotic use in hospitals in general did not change, and…
U.S. Justice Department to Enlist Federal Prosecutors to Fight Opioid Crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will enlist federal prosecutors to help fight the nation’s opioid…
Pain Scales Often Fail to Capture What ED Patients Feel
(Reuters Health) – Asking patients in the emergency department to rate their pain on a visual scale…
