Archive: 12/01/2016
SCAI releases expert consensus for cardio-oncology patients treated in cardiac catheterization labs
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) has released an expert consensus statement providing cardiologists, oncologists and internal medicine physicians guidance for treating patients facing concomitant ...
Jan 12, 2016
Neurosurgeons challenged to eliminate all infant deaths from hydrocephalus
Every year, thousands of babies worldwide die from untreated hydrocephalus, a condition in which the head swells from a buildup of excess fluid. But no baby need die from this condition, once called "water on the brain." ...
Jan 12, 2016
Study finds geography influences government grading of medicare advantage plans
Geographic location is an important predictor of the quality grades assigned to Medicare Advantage insurance plans, and the federal government should consider accounting for geographic differences to allow for fairer comparisons ...
Jan 12, 2016
Anemic, underweight pregnant women at greater risk for deadly hepatitis E, study suggests
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found a link between pre-existing nutritional deficits and immune dysfunction and the risk of hepatitis E infection during pregnancy.
Jan 12, 2016