New option for actinic keratosis
Results from four clinical trials in adults show Picato topical gel helps clear actinic keratosis on the face, scalp, trunk and extremities.
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Stat Consult: Hypertensive emergency/ hypertensive urgency
A quick review of hypertensive emergency and hypertensive urgency using the best global evidence.
Former airman sues U.S. government for medical malpractice
A former airman who lost his legs due to a botched gallbladder surgery is challenging the Feres Doctrine and suing the U.S. government, the Air Force and the David Grant Medical Center for medical malpractice.
Six states account for 50% of malpractice payouts
New York state spent the most in malpractice payouts in 2011.
Medical errors psychologically detrimental for clinicians
Clinicians’ ability to provide patient care may be impaired immediately after surgical catastrophes, but few report receiving time off.
Indemnity payments jack up malpractice defense costs
Malpractice laims in which an indemnity payment was made were associated with higher mean defense costs — $45,070 vs. $17,130 — an analysis reveals.
Lawsuit follows IV injection
A patient undergoing myocardial perfusion imaging claims the IV led to nerve damage.
Drug slows cognitive decline in severe AD
Donepezil (Aricept), widely used to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer disease (AD), has demonstrated benefit when patients continued to take the drug as their condition progressed.
Rest no better than exercise for back pain
No differences were found between those who exercised or those who rested on any outcome measure, including pain, disability, general health and global assessment, after 10 weeks or one year.
CKD predicts mortality in diabetes
Patients with CKD who had the highest mortality tended be older, had diabetes longer and had higher BP.
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