Month: September 2016

There is substantial discordance between patients and PCPs in terms of the importance of certain drugs, as well as drug adherence, with nearly 20% of medications considered important to physicians not being correctly taken by patients, according to data published…

Obese and overweight workers are more likely to incur high costs related to workers’ compensation claims for major injuries, according to data recently published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Edward J. Bernacki, MD, MPH, and colleagues at…

Students at the University of Texas Southwestern recently hosted a First Dance and First Swim clinic as part of the Orthotic and Prosthetic Activities Foundation’s First Clinics initiative. The events, held at the Bachman Therapeutic Recreation Center, were coordinated by…

Two new American Medical Association analyses support the blocking of the Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana mergers. “The [American Medical Association] AMA analyses show that Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana mergers would significantly compromise market competition in the health insurance industry and threaten health…

Two new American Medical Association analyses support the blocking of the Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana mergers. “The [American Medical Association] AMA analyses show that Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana mergers would significantly compromise market competition in the health insurance industry and threaten health…

To improve quality of care, leaders laid out a method of restructuring the U.S. health care system.

Using standing-based desks, as opposed to traditional sit-down desks, in classrooms for 2 consecutive years resulted in a significant decrease in BMI percentile, according to data published in the American Journal of Public Health. “Given that a vast majority of…

Concussion recovery times were twice as long if the athlete was not immediately removed from play, according to recent findings published in Pediatrics. “Athletes who continued to play with a [sports-related concussion] required nearly twice as long to recover than…

Clinical Education Concepts has been named a 2015 Solution Provider All Star Award-winner by Constant Contact Inc., according to a recent press release. The annual award recognizes the most successful 10% of Constant Contact’s customer and solution provider base, the…

ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02819011 Purpose: The investigators propose a randomized control trial to evaluate long-term effects and effectiveness of ankle foot orthoses (AFO) in reducing risk of falling in older adults. Study type: Interventional Study design: Randomized, safety/efficacy, parallel assignment, open…