Archive: 29/01/2018
Guideline adherence, not patient volume, may be better hospital heart failure metric
In evaluating the quality of care given to those hospitalized with heart failure, adherence to clinical guidelines may be a better measure of quality than the number of heart failure patients a hospital admits, according ...
Jan 29, 2018
Management of diaphragmatic hernia in children: Canadian guideline to standardize care
For babies diagnosed with congenital diaphragmatic hernia, a comprehensive new guideline in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) aims to provide guidance to physicians in diagnosing and managing the condition from ...
Jan 29, 2018
Menopause found to worsen symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis
A recent study published in Rheumatology suggests that women with rheumatoid arthritis suffer a greater decline in physical function following menopause. After studying 8189 women with rheumatoid arthritis, researchers found ...
Jan 29, 2018
Teens whose mothers had an abortion are more likely to undergo abortion
Teens whose mothers had abortions were more likely to also have abortions, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Jan 29, 2018