Brandon May

Brandon May is a freelance medical writer and owner of May Medical Communications, LLC. He holds a BS in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Houston. Throughout his career, he has written over 700 medical news articles across several different therapeutic areas. In addition to covering the medical news, Brandon also creates content for continuing medical education providers, hospitals, and pharmaceutical and medical device companies across the globe.

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Physicians wheeling a patient on a gurney through the hospital corridor

Medicine

Mortality Higher Among Patients Treated by First-Year Hospitalists

Brandon May

January 9, 2018

Results showed that patients treated by hospitalists during their first year of practice had higher mortality compared with patients treated by more experienced hospitalists.

Physician performing CPR on a patient in the hospital

Business

Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality Rates Vary With Medicare Expenditure Growth

Brandon May

January 5, 2018

Improvements for patients with myocardial infarction varied across hospitals and were associated with the diffusion of cost-effective care.

Ethics

Nutrition Research Requires More Transparency of Conflicts of Interest

Brandon May

December 27, 2017

Researchers should disclose conflicts of interest that present bias toward a specific organization, industry, or dietary behavior.

Medicine

Financial Incentives Improve Breastfeeding Rates 6 to 8 Weeks Postpartum

Brandon May

December 26, 2017

Financial incentives may increase breastfeeding rates in mothers in regions where breastfeeding is infrequent.

Medicine

Children May Help Improve Readability of Patient Information Leaflets

Brandon May

December 25, 2017

Children can read through patient information leaflets and provide suggestions for wording.

Stethoscope lying on a tablet displaying medical data

Medicine

Should Meta-Analyses Contribute to Medical Science and Practice?

Brandon May

December 19, 2017

Meta-analyses are important aspects of medical research, but only when they are properly designed.

Multi-colored pills in a prescription bottle

Medicine

FDA-Expedited Drugs With Breakthrough Status Have Shortest Development Time

Brandon May

December 14, 2017

Researchers examined the clinical development times of FDA expedited programs.

Medicine

Hospital Mortality Rates No Different for Patients Treated by Locum Tenens Physicians

Brandon May

December 13, 2017

No significant differences were observed in 30-day mortality among patients treated by locum tenens physicians compared with those treated by non-locum tenens physician.