Medicare spine surgery payments vary widely
(HealthDay)—There is wide variation in Medicare payments for episodes of spine surgery across hospitals, according to a study published in the Dec. 1 issue of The Spine Journal.
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Sierra Leone widens Ebola quarantine
Ebola-hit Sierra Leone has quarantined hundreds of thousands more citizens, it said Tuesday, sealing off a sixth district, with more than half of the country's population already under lockdown.
Dec 2, 2014
Study: Wake Up and Breathe program benefits ICU patients
Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research report that waking intensive care unit patients and having them breathe on their own decreased both sedation levels and coma ...
Dec 2, 2014
New study strengthens evidence of the connection between statin use and cataracts
Few classes of drugs have had such a transformative effect on the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) as have statins, prescribed to reduce total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. However, some clinicians ...
Dec 2, 2014
WHO: More than 17,000 people infected with Ebola
The World Health Organization says the number of people infected with Ebola has passed 17,000, as Sierra Leone announced that its 10th doctor has been sickened.
Dec 2, 2014
WHO warns of knock-on deaths as Ebola hits health systems
Ebola-related deaths in west Africa will be higher than the number of people directly infected because of its disruption to already weak healthcare services, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday.
Dec 2, 2014
US officials designate 35 hospitals for Ebola care
Health officials have designated 35 hospitals across the United States as Ebola treatment centers.
Dec 2, 2014
